Worldgate Sport & Health Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Swimming was a little hectic with one swimmer going in the swimming pool every 10 seconds. But considering the number of people lined up around the swimming pool (probably 150+), it was probably the best way of having the maximum # of people in the pool.
I did my 6 laps at a decent pace. I passed on lady at the end of the first lap and I got passed once in the 3rd lap although i caught up with the swimmer. I was out of the pool in less than 5:00 based on my watch which is what I targeted for (I had below 5:15 in mind).
The race result game me: 4:47.
Not sure if this is the actual time to be honest as I think it was closer to 4:55

Not sure.
Maybe focus more on my stroke.

My very first Transition....
It was an ok transition although I probably could have saved a lot of time (2:45 based on my watch).
I had some difficulties to put my jersey on because of my body being wet. I added a second layer (long sleeves) to be comfortable on the bike since it was still cold (6:15 am).


I would work on putting my jersey quicker.
It was stuck on my wet shoulders.

The bike was a flat race, going out from the Worldgate Center to the WoD Trail. Police cars were there at all intersections which was of great help.
I biked as fast as possible and I passed probably around 20 persons. I did not get passed. It felt great to see I started in 50th position and I was catching up with some people that had started in the first waves. I did however cramp in the last third part of the bike. I tried to drink regularly to cope with that. I am looking for advices here from experienced people to better handle this in the future.
I did the bike in around 51:56 based on my watch.
The race results give me 54:43 for both T1 + bike.
So 54:43 - 2:45 = 51:58. That's correct.


Drink more and drink some sport drink to help out with cramps.

Nothing specific here.
Racked the bike, put my running shoes on and went out of the Transition area without too much pb.

the run was flat.
I just did not manage to run at my regular pace (6:00). I was cramping out and I ran probably at 85%.
my pace was close to 7:00/mile.
I managed to keep up this pace and I finished accelerating.
Race results for both T2 and run was: 15:37
15:37 - 1:30 = 14:07



Drink more on the bike to avoid cramping.
Push harder on the run in the first 0.5 miles.

Overall, I am quite happy with the race organization.
There were 64 women and 82 men that raced. So it's a small race.
I recommend it to anyone wanting to get ready for the season.
The results were a little suspicious though but this is a local race. So no biggy.


Just to highlight the race results that were funny.
Something funny to note:
During the awards ceremony, I was called as the 3rd best female. Quite funny... I did not know you could change of sex during a Triathlon event... :o)