TryCharleston Sprint - TriathlonSprint

First open water swim and first group start. Tried to pace my breathing and swiming like in the pool but that went out the window after a few minutes. Tried to adapt, breathing after every stroke and keeping a smooth stroke. Got into a groove for the last 2 or 3 minutes but by then the damage was done.

I need to get stronger in the water, practice spotting, and do something about my breathing (possibly 1 breath per 2 strokes, rather than per 4 strokes).

I was a little light headed so i wasnt thinking 100% clearly, though i didnt think this was terrible for my first transition ever.

practice transitions

This was terrible. I was using a bike I bought on amazon to commute to work on. turns out its a wal-mart "road" bike and it deffinitely raced like one. I think i was passed by around 40 or 50 people and passed 0 poeple. it was pretty demoralizing. i was peddaling as hard as i could and people were flying by me exerting half as much energy. when i got off the bike my legs were destroyed.

I bought a new tri bike so that will help immediatley. Also, put more miles on the bike every week.

i biked in my running shoes so i just got off my bike and started running. this was a little slower than it could have been because my legs were dead and took a second to get going.

i was pretty happy with this transition

considering how bad my legs felt after the bike, i was suprised how well i did here. I passed a few of the people who passed me on the bike and a had a good kick in to the finish.

I need to do more bricks to get my legs used to running after the bike.

My bike really killed me. Also my lack of open water swim experience. In all,I really enjoyed my first triathlon. I will start working harder and get the right gear to help me improve.


Overall, a great first triathlon experience. The volunteers were all great and it was a great venue.