Ice Breaker Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

I was trying to swim fast and felt like swimming through lead. Convinced myself to pretend I was just swimming for practice; spent a few lengths just focusing on form. Finally I was able to relax and start actually swimming faster. It was all head games stuff. Physically I was capable of a faster time.

Train to the point where I can knock out an event like this no matter what little stressors pop up. (And double check my alarm before going to bed.)

They don't count transition times. Safety concerns running around the building and occasionally you had to wait to get on a bike or treadmill.

For TI I went to the locker room changed out of my suit and dried off (required). I put on my tri shorts, sleeveless bike jersey, and biking shoes. I went potty. I carried my running shoes and water bottle, and walked upstairs to the cycling studio.

Just like last year, there is no way these "miles" are anything like real miles. But they are what they are.

For all my cycling I've done since last year, I feel I should have been able to drop more time. I didn't want to burn out too early and I guess I ended up not pushing hard enough. I was sprinting the last half mile. 17 out of 24 is very disappointing. At least I did drop time from last year.

Develop some sort of pacing strategy. Maybe even head down to this Y and work out on those bikes some to get used to them.

I wandered off, found a water fountain and restroom, and then headed into the cardio room where I changed my shoes.

I feel the best about this leg. I think this time most accurately represents what I can do.

I hopped on and started at 4.0, then 5.0, to get my balance at each speed. I was up to 5.5 mph by 0.1 miles. I spent most of the time at 6.0 and sometimes had it up to 6.1 or 6.2. Every once in awhile I got "out of whack" and needed to slow to 4.3 to center myself. I always got it back up to a run as quickly as I could.

And yes, I bumped the stop button just like last year!

Not much. Just start training a little further in advance. I'll be seriously shooting for sub-20 next year!

Walked on the treadmill for just a minute--didn't know if there was a line behind me. Got my stuff, walked around, took a shower, and enjoyed a banana and bagel half.


All head stuff. I won't say that the alarm problem and lack of breakfast limited my ability. I will say my reaction to the alarm problem interfered with my race.


Good race. Nice and short--easy to do and then get on with the day. I plan to do it again next year.