Belleplain Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Started out far off the short line and stayed at the back. So did 10 other ppl. Got kicked in the throat between 50-75 yards. Had to stop and hold onto a kayak. Lost focus, water was murky and scary. Had to hold on one more time around 100 yards before I finished it. Swam a little off course near the end, corrected and got the hell outta the water.

Wait even longer at the start.

Tried the shoes on the pedals but didnt work. Didnt have elastics so they were dragging, had to stop and put them on. Bad idea, will try elastics maybe sometime. Feet were bet, hard to get into shoe.

Body Glide ankles, talcum powder shoes, get elastic bands or put on before.

Took a few corners too wide. No hills which was good. Parts of the road were nicely paved, others were rougher paved and gave some friendly vibrations.

Push harder. 15 miles is actually really short.

I actually unclipped and tiptoed with my shoes on thru the transition! Bad idea, lost a lot of time.

Try the shoe thing.

Good run. First time running with a Fuel Belt, dont like the bouncing so ended up holding 2 bottles in my hands. Sprinted the end, left too much in the tank!

Maybe go without the Fuel Belt for such a short run.

Walked over to the food tent. Ate.


Freaked myself out in the swim. Thought the bike and run would be longer so I paced myself too slow. Gotta push it next time.


Glad to have made this my first real race ever.