Ontario Women's Triathlon - Milton Sprint - Triathlon

Fastest swim yet. Didn't find my ideal rhythm and ended up breathing every two strokes for most of the race. Was able to put to use some of the corrections my coach has made. Sighting was spot on. Cornering was perfect. Kept pace with another racer for 90% of the course. It being such a small race, was able to keep lots of room to myself.

Continue to work the strength on the stroke and conditioning to improve swimming speed next season.

T1 time mashed into bike time. I was pretty dizzy and had someone right beside me, so this was a bit slower than normal, but I didn't waste any time in T1.

Figure out how to reduce dizziness

T1 and T2 mashed into bike time. Hips were so tight getting going on the bike. Was worried that I went too hard on the initial flat section, but things went quite well in the hills. The second half of the course was just epic for being a heavier rider. Had difficulty with a particular rider in front of me who would not ride a straight line, making passing/pacing difficult as I couldn't stay behind her and couldn't pass her.

Not much... gearing up the hills went great and the downhills were fab. I tend to overspend on the bike to make up for my craptacular run to come... try to make up as much ground as I can.

Missed my rack, so i put my bike in from the bad side. Had a time getting legs up to speed for the run. Also had a momentary "where is the run exit?" moment.

Landmark my rack prior to the race.

Oh hell, this was hard. The steep hill was so steep, i could actually walk up faster than run, so I walked. Once up the hills, a nice gentle down/up/down to get some decent recovery. On the second loop, I was passed by at least 10 women in my age. Lost so many places here. But just kept pushing to be happy with my efforts.

More bricks to get the initial momentum going. Again, running is a weakness, so continue to improve stamina and strength over the winter to be able to push more to the end.

Not too much... hips were so tight. Had to keep walking and never really got a chance to stretch well with my kid clammouring to get her race underway, and to get to the food tent.


Strength and stamina. Have made great progress this year, but with less weight next year, this should be even better. Winter focus: swim technique and run stamina and strength.


A good race... its small and not part of a big organization so in that regards, this was well done. But only 5 portapotties for an "All Women's Race"??? seriously... bring your own TP next time. Had a free kids run after the women finished which was fantastic. Not a fantastic location to keep a young family occupied, but a great location for a race.