Tomatoman Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The chop really surprised me. Had trouble breathing, and sighting.
The water was really murky, you couldn't see anything in the water, even the feet of the person ahead of you were not visible until they kicked you.

Try to draft better. Find someone to follow.
Practice more bilateral breathing.

T1 was an experience. I did not wear a wetsuit, so I didn't have to get out of one. Still had to get shirt, bike shoes and helmet on. It was a challenge. I need to learn how to deal with putting on a shirt when I am wet. Or maybe avoid the problem.

I think a wetsuit has been added to my wish list.
I need to solve the problem of putting a shirt on when wet.
Either learn how, or avoid the problem somehow.

I was happy with my bike performance. I passed more people than passed me.

New bike?
Take water, I decided not to for the sprint.

I thought this transition went well.
I did not remove feet from shoes while riding, but I didn't intend to. My road shoes make this more difficult than tri shoes would.

Speed laces might be nice in the shoes.

The first 2k were tough.
Then a water station out of water was a disappointment.
Over all I was happy with the run.

Practice bricks!!

walked around, drinking water and stretching, petted my dogs.


Lack of training the last few weeks. (partially due to being really busy at work and home, partially intended to try to rest my hip. It seemed to work, my hip did not bother me during the race.)


My first triathlon! I had fun, and hope to be back to better my time in the future.