LongHorn Triathlon Festival - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Was so worried about staying away from the crowd that I swam too far away from the bouys on straight-aways, ended up adding too much extra distance to the swim. Took a couple hundred yards to get myself calmed down, focus on controlled breathing and using my arms, not wearing out my legs.

Stay closer to the bouys, focus on good swimming form and breathing from the start, force myself to take a "slow" stroke to calm myself.

Smooth transition, no problems.

Could have moved a little faster, but I didn't want to rush it since it was my first triathlon.

Felt really good on the bike. Took it "slow" the first mile with a high cadence to let my legs warm up. Road was rough and I lost my computer from the vibrations during the first quarter of the loop, so I had no indicator as to how fast I was moving. It was liberating but frustrating at the same time. Course was crowded, but other than that the ride was good. A lot of hills but that made it fun.

Try to enjoy it more!

Another smooth transition.

Walk a little longer after racking my bike. I didn't give myself enough time to slow my breathing when I started my run in the transition area and ended up with side stitches.

Very poor run. The mostly protein breakfast and too quick a transition to the run ended up in an evil combination of upset stomach and side stitches. My pace was 1-2 minute miles slower than I had hoped for. I had to walk a lot of the course because of the various belly aches and pains.

Everything. My change in diet race morning (why didn't I realize I was doing a different diet?) and not walking enough/controlling my breathing during T2 were the biggest contributors.

A lot of walking, stretching and drinking water.


Poor breakfast.


Looking forward to doing it next year!