Shelbyville Triathlon Series Race #2 - TriathlonSprint

I really struggle with the swim being last of the three sports. Heart-rate is racing off the bike, and I was out of breath from the bike as well. After becoming fairly panicky in the pool last time, I just wanted to be comfortable. So I swam very slow and focused on relaxing. Even though I swam a few seconds slower than last time, I was happy because I was able to relax way more and get comfortable in the water.

Swim first!

Run to Bike transition

Satisfied with the bike. Need to do some intervals and hills, as my bike fitness is not yet where it was last season.

Pay more attention to traffic. Very narrowly escaped being hit by a car at 60-70 mph

Bike to Swim

A little awkward stripping down in the freezing, cold transition area

Coming back from an injury, I decided to try and stay comfortable with 7:30 avg pace. I was able to achieve my goal, but I have lost a lot of fitness. My avg 5K time before injury was 2.5 minutes faster than I ran today.

I need to build up my running base again and start incorporating a little speed work again.

I climbed out of the pool and into a nice, toasty, humid room. The last thing I wanted to do was go back out into the frigid cold, so there was no warming down.


The swim. I think there will be a nice time improvement when the swim is the first event. Transitions need help, too. Clipping into my pedals needs work. The run should improve as my fitness does.


We just love this series. The awards were fantastic. I got a really nice trophy for finishing second, and all the age group winners got little trees to plant. The volunteers and organization is top notch. There are a few dangerous areas on the bike that could use a little more traffic control/volunteers. Other than that it's an A+ event!