Défi populaire Triathlon Vallée du Richelieu - Triathlon

Swim time includes the run to T1; since it is a small event, all 127 sprint participants started together on the small beach. We were swimming all over each other until passed the 1st buoy, then it slowly spread out. I actually liked this start! I worried a couple of times when I was stuck between two breast-strokers, but quickly passed them and was fine for the rest of the swim. The water was perfect and the course well marked.

If this event gets bigger, maybe plan for a wave start, but it was fine as is.
Swim endurance is good, I easily could've gone for another lap! Now I have to figure out how to get faster.

This time comes from my Garmin, but seems a bit slow. The run from swim exit to transition was short and I was quick in getting my shoes and helmet on. Don't know what happened here?

Dunno.

2 x 10km loops.
Tail wind on the way out, headwind on the way back x 2
This is my favourite leg by far. Since my running time is bad even if I try to "save my legs" during the bike, I have decided to go all out and have fun on the bike until further notice :)

For me the bike is a chance to pass many better swimmers (20+ on that day) and on a 2 loop course, you get to see where everybody is standing. No one passed me except for maybe 4-5 guys on tri bikes and almost at the end. Yay me!

My Garmin died on me during the last 5km stretch, so this time comes from Sporstats and I don't know if it includes T2 or not.

Not have my Garmin die on me, and check my right shoe/pedal as it kept unclipping often when I was pulling my foot up. Very annoying :(

I do not have T2 time and don't know if it is included in bike or run portion. Was moving quick though.

Dunno!

Course was a tad longer than 5k, and it may include T2 time. I was also nursing an ankle injury for 2 weeks just before the race. All right all right all excuses for my poor run :)
Seriously I don't know why I can't run. Off the bike or not, injured or not, hot & humid or nice and cool, I just seem to get the same run results every time!!!

This course was beautiful though, plenty of spectators and kids asking for high-5s, a false flat (up on the way out, down on the way back) x 2. Almost half the course is under shade too!

Learn to suffer more on the run. Same old same old... Take a little bit more water at the aid station. Push more at the end.

Get water, quick! Then chat with friends and go see results, as I did not have my finish time on my wrist :) Eat a little, and chat some more.


Good endurance on swim but lack of speed; need to work on that. Also next year I will try to practice with shoes on bike, instead of running with them (hate that, very slippery) and come to a complete stop. Also, run faster. I know I can.


I had a blast!!! This one is a keeper, very beginner-friendly and it is almost in my backyard (well, a 15-minute drive). My tri club has organized this with very little means, yet many people told me that it was the nicest course and event they had done this year! I am very proud of my team and tried to do them honors. Can't wait for next year's event, and I hope we can attract even more people to this fantastic sport.