Sioux Valley Indoor Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

The first 3 or 4 laps I swallowed entirely too much pool water after being placed next to TC Frazier, an all around athlete. After that I found my pace, which while admittedly slow, was comfortable.

Race my own race instead of trying to catch TC.

Since this was an indoor triathlon the transitions weren't timed. BUT I did make it from the pool and to the bikes fully changed in the above listed time.

Have an extra towel to dry off feet.

Bike ride felt very strong. I had the highest time for my age group by almost 3 minutes and the 2nd fastest overall.

Take a higher cadence on the last quarter mile to avoid jelly legs.

I thought I was going to die. Luckily since this was indoor the entire process was very lax and I just walked slowly over to the running area.

Maybe crawl to through t2?

My stride was far too short due to jelly legs. First 8 laps were literally more of a shuffle, at lap 8 I caught sight of another runner just starting her run. I caught and passed her on lap 12.

Try to lengthen stride and not drink as much.

1 mile cooldown walk/stumble. It was a walk of pride as I was congradulated by many gym staff members and gym go'ers.


Getting into my own head.


I loved this! It was my first tri-experience and allowed me to 'dip my feet' into the water before diving headfirst in. I wish there were more postrace stuff, but the bagels and OJ sufficed just fine.

Coming into a race at 288 and finishing only 5 minutes behind the winner of my age group gave me a lot to look forward to. Next year I will be giving him a run for his money.