My First Triathlon at Lake Lanier Islands - TriathlonSprint

Just forgot all my swim technique-- usually swim a lot faster. Last half of course was strong.

Remember to catch the water and swim effectively. Try not to worry about everybody else

Took a little time to catch breath from hill and take in a little nuun.

Wipe a little more sand off feet

Awesome bike. Maintained pace I wanted. No flat. I did lose some pressure-- checked it when I got home and showed 80 instead of 120 but it worked.

Nothing. Maybe be a little less aggressive with the cars on the route.

Tried to drink some nuun -- had to wait til breathing calmed down and choked a little. Tried to eat a stinger waffle. Ate 1/2 and could swallow cause of breathing, ran out of transition with waffle in mouth

Dont eat the waffle

Had to walk a little to get the waffle out of my mouth. Water station was welcome. Met a guy that had bad luck on the bike and talked / ran with him last 1/2. That was nice -- took mind off things and did better.

Don't eat the waffle. Run a little more. Basically suck it up :-)

Stretch, water


Trying to eat. I thing my breakfast bagel was too big-- will do 1/2 next time. Just need to get used to harder biking and running. Remember how to swim too.


I rate this a little down because I felt like there should have been more direction since we where all newbies. I watched last year and did research so I was ok, but there was only 1 email before hand with hotel stuff -- nothing for packet pick up. No course info printed, nothing to say where all the stickers and race bibs went. After I almost missed getting a shirt because nobody said there was one or directed me towards it. I just saw others with it so I figured it out. There was really good police on course but there could have been more volunteers at the transition, check-in, and finish.