TRIFIT Mini-Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Just a fun, semi-gym-based triathlon, so the pool swim was fun and easy. I did the super-cool move of the day--when trying to pass the person in front of me, there was another person coming down the lane, so I just swam straight for that person, then dove underneath. That caused some stir! The oncoming swimmer, however, was my training buddy Dolores, so I knew she would be unfazed.

Nothing. If this were a standard triathlon, I would have pushed the swim more (and I say this about every triathlon, so in general ... push the swim more). Oh, and maybe not lose count. I may have done 550 yd, who knows.

I thought the run was going to be on a treadmill, so it was a pleasant surprise to have an outdoor course. Unfortunately, this means I am going to get lost.

I did something I have not done in years, and did not think I was capable of doing: I ran about 4 miles straight through, no walk breaks. I think that, and the 2nd half of the course being downhill, made for a stellar PR, perhaps more so stellar dep/up how far I got lost.

Part of it may also have been that I didn't eat enough yesterday, nor this morning, and I lost most of my vision and got very foggyheaded during the 2nd half of the run. This happens if I'm overstressed/overtired/underfed/overexerting and then I get a migraine (which did indeed happen later). Those were overarching factors ... the only thing I could have done better was eat more on the bike, but I really wasn't hungry. May have also been the dirty air--it's better now, but not good.

I don't think I am going to develop a better sense of direction anytime soon, so ... nothing, I guess. Not push it at all on a tri, treat it as an easy workout, if I'm not doing well beforehand.

Walked around for 10 minutes, then did a yoga class.


Not knowing I was going to be doing this until about 9 hours before. :) A very stressful, underslept, underfed week. Oh, and I did a 4-mile run in this nasty smoky outdoor weather the night before. Things like that.


This triathlon was free. You got free things. Everything after was free. And it was actually really good! What's not to like?