Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Need to start more in the middle, first tri so started way in the back and was immediately trying to pass people, which made it hard to get going, once in the groove did great. Pretty dizzy getting out of the water for the transition, took some time to get my breath back, but I beat my estimated time by 4 minutes!!

wet suit may make the swim faster, and more training...

Still reeling from the swim, spent alot of time standing there catching my breath instead of putting on my shoes and catching my breath

just go, catch my breath on the bike or while getting dressed

used a hybrid bike with T handles. Beat my goal of 52 minutes!!

bring my cyclometer!! Get a set of aerobars, maybe a whole new bike. My hybrid worked great, but the position was very uncomforatable, especially in the wind, and made it hard to get drinks

Wore my running shoes, long run through transition in uneven grass

not sure where my time was spent since I already had the shoes on, wasn;t breathing hard, but did make a pit stop (very quick!!)

OMG, that was brutal, at about the 1.5 mark, had to stop to adjust my chip, had rubbed raw, I was also dying at that point. Walked for 100 feet, sucked it up and was great the rest of the way.

train better, but I beat my expected time by 4 minutes

Walked around, alot!! Drank tons, ate a banana and walked more


training, equipment (bike), transitions


Great race, volunteers were AWESOME!! It was my first tri, and I had no problems getting where I was supposed to be, in and out of transition, getting my packets, etc...very well organized