Long Beach Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Swim was full of people but it wasn't that bad (other than the water quality!) I was actually too warm in the swim - I thought the temperature would have been colder but then I am more used to doing open water swims without my wetsuit this year.

Should have looked closer at the buoy placement and realized that the 3rd and 4th buoys were further away from shore - I think I wasted some time having to re-direct my swim to go out away from shore.

Long run up the sand - our rack of bikes was so full that it was difficult to actually get my bike out. Couldn't be helped though.

Nothing.

Nothing for this race - with so many people and so many new triathletes it isn't worth trying to squeeze into an opening and cause a crash - afterall Long Beach is about having fun.

Actually this felt slow - it felt like I didn't get into my shoes quick enough but then again when I saw the time I was very pleased with my transition.

If I had more room on the rack I would have put my shoes closer.

Was actually feeling the effort from the bike when I started the run but settled in and did fine - still working on improving my run!

Keep on practicing!

Cheering on other triathletes.


Busy course.


An enjoyable race - great for beginners or for those who want to do a good but short race. The number of racers though should be factored into how fast you can expect to go.