Triangle Triathlon - Triathlon

Felt great after the swim. This was my first competitive open water swim and I feel like I exceeded my expectations. I was in the novice group so we went last and allowed for a little more space at the start.

Get more experience swimming distances in open water to improve site techniques.

Putting on socks and shoes right after the run took some time, but it was easier than I thought it would be.

Work on transition technique.

As this was my first triathlon, I decided to use my mountain bike and not invest in a road bike quite yet. I feel this really slowed me down as I had expected it to, and finished with a pace that I realistically expected, but had hoped to outperform. The hills were rolling and I could really feel myself slowing on the uphills.

Since I really enjoyed the experience, I will now start to look into investing in a road bike and go on longer rides while I continue my training.

I already had my running shoes on since I used them for the biking portion, so this transition was just racking my bike and gulping some electrolytes.

Continue to work on transition technique.

The run was mostly shaded, which was a nice break since it was getting pretty hot. It was tougher than I expected.

Continue to work on my brick workouts and go on longer runs for training.

Drank some water and gatorade and ate some pizza and a banana. Walked around for about 30 minutes and gave my legs some good stretching.


Limited experience and riding with a mountain bike.


Great race for my first triathlon. Will look forward to doing it again next year with more experience and training to see how much I can improve!