Greenswell Triathlon for Hope - TriathlonMini Sprint

Swam great, at least twice as fast as I do in training. Anticipated it taking 30 minutes. Went by really fast. Was easily in the top 50% in terms of technique. Overall rank was 120/198 (60%).

Don't stop as much. If I bump into people, try to keep going. Swim into shore more.

No wetsuit to take off. Used water squirt bottle to rinse my feet off before putting on socks, which worked really well. Had to sit down to put on socks and shoes. I don't even remember taking off my cap and goggles, but I know I wanted to wait until I entered the transition area. Had my race bib pinned to my SPI belt, which worked great.

Some newbie passed me on the right, which was disconcerting (and illegal). Called out when cars were approaching or I was passing, but most people didn't see to do that. Overall rank was 147/198 (74%). Freezing half a bottle of Gatorade works well. Went through nearly two bottles. Took a few miles before I felt like my breathing recovered from the swim.

Need more leg strength for hills and speed. Need to get cadence sensor fixed (and figure out how to see it on Garmin).

Love my Yankz! Made putting on running shoe pretty fast. Not ready to ride with feet on shoes and jump off moving bike. That sounds super scary. Racked bike easily though. Also stopped for a drink. Complimented on my pink bandana. :)

Was a light rain, but kept my sunglasses on. Ended up tossing them to Mom when I saw her. Maybe I should have taken them off in transition. Although if the sun had come back out, I would have been glad to have them.

Didn't expect it to be uphill. Had side stitch for first half and walked a lot. Tried to squeeze it and take deep breaths, but my breathing was pretty shallow and hard. Based on the amount I walked and my overall pace, I must have run pretty fast. Summary: I was fast, but felt awful?

Figure out if I can cycle through the Garmin screens to get pace info. What's the deal with side stitch?

Post race swim. Didn't do much stretching. Ate half a chicken sandwich and most of a banana.


Need to do more speed-related training. Otherwise, did pretty good for my first time and way better than I expected (particularly on the swim). Would be faster if I could swim non-stop.


Nothing much to compare it to, since it was my first time. But overall fun. Very inspiring to see all those fit women participating in something so few people do.

Women-only event. On Sunday, they do a bigger event. Planning for that next year. Should do some training runs on that trail to be better prepared for next year.