Spirit of Racine Women's Only Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was my first triathlon, and my third time in a wetsuit with open water - I'm just glad I didn't freak out.

Neoprene swim cap. Every time I tried to freestyle, my head got so cold, I would stop breathing - I ended up doing mostly breaststroke.

I was a bit dazed coming out of the cold water - I'm suprised my fingers still worked!

I was slow in transition, though it was not up on the website. I never practiced, and I could tell!

I wasn't ready for a turn, and I totally wiped out - got quite a few scrapes and bruises. I know that definitely affected my performance afterward as I was very cautious, and slowed down quite a bit.

Really slow down at turns in wet conditions.

Again, I never practiced this, so I was a bit slow.

practice!

I was slow, but I kept running! I felt a bit achy from my bike wipeout. I also had to really go to the bathroom - that did help me pick up my pace toward the end!

Practice running more!

I walked around, had a PBJ in the food tent; drank the gatorade I should have had on the bike.


I should have hydrated more on the bike, but in general, I need to train more to be faster. I also need to practice transitions.


This was a great race for a first - timer - Lots of support, and being smaller and all women, was not very intimidating. I was really worried about the swim segment, but other than being freakishly cold, it was not bad. I actually feel like I could do this again!