Luna Bar Women's Triathloln - TriathlonSprint

The swim went very well. I was able to go out at a fast pace without having to sprint to get ahead of everyone, then settle into a smooth stroke until I started to catch the stragglers from previous waves. Then there was some navigation involved to get around them, but nothing too bad (there weren't very many entries). Stayed at or near the front the whole way, found some feet after rounding the second buoy, but she was going to slow for me at that point, so I passed and finished on my own. Swam until my fingertips touched sand, then got up and waded out.

This was a great swim, exactly what I expected of myself. I will continue to work on my endurance so I can go fast the whole distance.

Don't have a time, yet, I hope split times will be posted eventually. Went fine - didn't rush, but didn't dawdle, either. Everything was set up just right. Went barefoot with shoes on pedals. This went fairly well, but it still takes me a little longer than I'd like to actually get my shoes on and I slow way down.

Practice putting my shoes on while clipped in some more.

I wanted to do so much better here! The wind was tail on the way out the course, with a little bit of cross and head on the way back. There was enough wind to feel it, but not too badly. I tried to stay with people who passed me, but after a few hundred yards I just gave up because I was afraid they were pushing me too much. I don't really know how to guage my endurance on the bike, yet, so I need to ride, ride, ride!

So, I tried carrying Gatorade on this ride, because I though it would be hotter. But I think that was a mistake since I don't really drink it much. I only drank about 8 oz because it just filled me up so much. My mouth was dry and I wanted water something fierce, but my water was in my seat-post bottle holder, which I can't use very well, so I didn't drink any.

Ride much more!

This was horrible! My first mile was 9:12, a great pace, but I got a stitch in my side at about 1.2 miles and had to walk-run (mostly walk) the rest of the course! This is the first time this has happened to me, so I don't know if it was the Gatorade, the pace on the bike, the pace of that first mile, my pre-race nutrition, or what? I also had a lot of wheezing because I forgot my inhaler and hadn't had a dose of prophylactic steroids for 48 hours! It was agonizing and I will never crow about how I never get cramps again!

I wouldn't drink Gatorade (undiluted, at least), I don't think I'll eat a big piece of chicken two nights before my race (GI problems the night before) and I will do more race-pace bricks! And, I will not forget my inhalers ever again (of course I say that every time I forget them!).

Walked a lot, stretched, dipped in the lake, drank lots of water and had picnic food with my family.


I think I was just unprepared to increase my pace to this level of effort. I need to do more fast running off of fast bike sessions to get a feel for that. I also need to work out my pre-race nutrition some more so I don't have the GI issues I had this weekend!


This is a good introductory, competitive race, although there are things about it that don't suit me. I hate the chip-seal surface on the road, but I really like the fire trail - it is exactly what I train on. The lake is way too hot this time of year. There seem to be a lot of good athletes, more than at the Tri-4-Fun series, so it's a good level of competition.