Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon - Columbus - TriathlonOther

Was jittery before the start and went out too fast! Slowed down after I found I couldn't breathe well, but that threw me off a bit because I had to alter my breathing pattern.

Start slower; keep a constant speed and breathing pattern throughout.

They gave us 10 min to change and get up to the bike room; plenty of time to dry off and do a full change.

Only problem I had with the bike was altering the resistance. I couldn't get it to stay (not familiar with that type) and so was bouncing in my seat. I felt very good about my effort, though - don't think I could have done more here. Bike room was a bit distracting with people coming and going.

Experiment with the bike a bit beforehand.

Gave us 5 min to get to the treadmills; plenty of time. Got a bit of calf/hip stretching in here.

Started out slow/long run pace. When legs still felt good, upped it a bit, and kept upping it. I was afraid I would go too fast, and realized too late I could have gone faster for much longer. Finished strong.

Use bigger increases and find optimal speed sooner.

Walking/light stretching


Training: should do speed/interval work in swimming and running. For swimming, I need to continue to work on upper body strength training and bilateral breathing, which would have helped me get into a better rhythm.


There weren't really any post race activities, which is why I put "average" there. For my first tri, this was a great race; not as intimidating as an outdoor tri, but still required fitness in all of the disciplines. Venue was gorgeous - nicest gym I've ever seen!

Overall very happy with my first race!