New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

Really happy with my time, given that 100 yards in I had to resort to breast stroke. The nervous energy got to me by this point. I had trouble with my breathing and never found a rythym in the swim. Bumped into a few people, had an ankle grabbed, but nothing special. All in all, I was satisfied with the swim.

I need to spend more time in the pool working on my stroke, but I will be better prepared for the swim. The unknown was the biggest factor.

No problems here. Quick towel off of my feet, geared up and out. It was a bit of a run from the end of the water to the transition area. Felt my time was good.

Nothing.

Very happy with my bike time. Few people passed me. The only people who did were serious riders on tri bikes and aero helmets. Felt really strong in this portion and very focused. Avg pace for me was excellent.

I need to spend more time in the bike and get up to a 20MPH pace, but very happy with my performance here.

Nothing much here. Bike dismount area came up all of a sudden. If it wasnt for a woman telling us to slow down, I may have blown through it! Anyway, it was about a 150 yard run from dismount area to transition area, so that was a surprise, but all in all, not bad.

Nothing.

About a 10 days before the race, I developed runners knee that affected me after 2.5 miles. Knowing this, I held back a bit in the run trying not to aggrevate it. I easily could have done 8:30-45 minute miles, but it is what it is. As it was, the last .25 miles were pretty painful. It acts up on downhill runs, and as luck would have it, there was a nice downhill that propelled you to a flat finish.

Not get runners knee 10 days prior to the race.

Runners Knee


The race organzier, CGI Racing, put on an excellent event. This is my first Tri, but I have run in many 5k-10k races. Highly organized, well thought out, with plenty of volunteers. Well done on their part.