Jamba Juice Triathlon on Mission Bay - TriathlonSprint

This was my first tri and first open water swim. I only breathe on my right side. I positioned myself on the far left of the course hoping to navigate by keeping other swimmers in my vision as I would breathe. I panicked after getting hit in the head several times by flailing arms and to escape I sped up using far to much energy. I then misnavigated and completely crossed the course until I was on the far right side. I burned myself out and lost all ability to concentrate on my form. It was a tough swim.

For my next tri I will practice and become proficient in ows.

I was far more tired than I should have been after the swim. I don't know exactly how long T1 took because both T1 and T2 are included in the bike split. I guess the transition went pretty well.

become more proficient at clipping into my bike or practice having the shoes already in pedals

Course seemed short; maybe .4 miles short. I was really tired from the swim and didn't feel like I had enough to really attack the course. As I was slipping my foot out of my shoe as I neared the dismount line, my pedal flipped over, the shoe was dragged on the pavement and ripped off the pedal. I had to stop, unclip my left foot and run back to get my right shoe. I lost some time and was very embarassed. Oh well.

1. keep my feet in my shoes and unclip at the dismount line. 2. train more, build a better base so i have enough energy to attack the course.

I was dead tired, but did fine in the transition.

I had nothing in the tank from the start of the run. I just tried to keep moving forward. I couldn't push the pace. I suspect the course was shorter than 5k b/c I did not feel like I was running 7:20 min/mile.

I need to build a better base so I can attack the course instead of just survive it.

Drinking Jamba Juice..........Deeeeeeeeeelicious


My panic reaction (swimming the first 200 yards at a pace I couldn't maintain) in the swim affected the rest of my race. I burned myself out and never fully recovered.


This was my first triathlon. It seemed to be put together very professionally. It was very well organized. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I will definitely be back next year and hopefully I will improve.