Cherry Blossom Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

I made some rookie mistakes like jumping in to the pool without putting my goggles over my eyes, poor turns at the wall and slow pool exit all cost me some time otherwise the actual swimming felt pretty good.

Next year I'll put my goggles on properly and I'll learn how to do flip turns just for this one swim.

Again I struggled with simple mistakes that slowed me down.

Practice my transition routines.

I felt like I was moving at a good pace and I was even passing other cyclists so I was surprised to find my pace was slower than last year. My ride was as good as I could manage in spite of the conditions as they were this year.

I have to find a way to push myself harder.

T2 was pretty normal.

I could also be faster here - keep practicing.

I was a bit concerned about how sore I was as I started out on my run. My pace was slow and I had some pelvic stiffness coming off the bike but I kept running and pushed myself to run faster. By half way I was feeling better and was picking up my pace.
I ran up a short steep hill and a fellow told me it was 400m from the finish - and - it was downhill so I picked up my pace to what was a sprint to me and when I turned the last corner to see the finish line I again pushed my pace to finish strong.

Train more and have fun.

I worked hard for the entire race but once I crossed the finish line I felt pretty good right away and enjoyed a Jugo Juice while talking to my wife and other athletes.


I made some silly mistakes that I need to fix for my next race.


This is a really nice Sprint. Well organized and popular especially as a season starter. Also popular with beginner triathletes.