Danskin Women's Triathlon - Seattle - TriathlonSprint

It's SO busy! I was at the back too, at 1st it was hard to get around everyone but once I found a space in the crowd I took off. The problem is, you catch up with the other wave, people that can't swim, people doing backstroke, people doing breastroke. I passed the 2 waves in front of me. I dithered for a bit near the end because I saw the emergency services performing CPR on someone and it made me feel so sick. I couldn't stop staring. I felt incredibly sad the last part of my swim.

N/A as I probably won't do Danskin again.

It's like a bazillion miles from the water to where my bike was racked. I ran all the way and felt blah when I tried to take my suit off. I had to sit down. 7 minutes is fine. Last year it was almost 10.

I need to really work on transitioning!

This is where I get annoyed. I swear that they let just too many people do this race. Or perhaps the course needs to be changed. I was biking UP THE HILL to the I-90 express lanes on ramp when the woman in front of me just suddenly stops! OMG. I get clipped out but loose all momentum and walk up to the road. I floored the entire length of the express lanes, I passed tons of people and got passed and re passed (If you catch my drift) a couple of times. There are a few small rolling, gradual hills and I did farking awesome on them with cadence if I say so myself. I passed a TON of people on hills. God it makes me feel so good about myself, because I did not ride my bike a lot in preparation for this race but whatever I did has improved me no end. Last year my avg speed was 13MPH. This year, almost 18. I'm totally chuffed! I balk on the downhills a little too much but I'm working on that. I know I can go much faster!

Practice downhills more and be less afraid of speed.

I lost my rack. Urgh. I just couldn't remember. Stupid as a complete waste of T2 time! Last year it was 4:32!! Pants.

Buy the biggest, ugliest balloon and tie it to my bike!

Not my strong point and after today I really don't think it ever will be. I just ache, my lungs ache, my head aches, my feet, my hips. I am obviously not built to be a runner. I tried my best, I was dehydrated, hot and tired. I wanted to finish in 35 minutes and I failed.

Add MUCH more running into my training.

Walk back to transition area, chat with some finishers and I met my friend Tawnya and we had a good bitch about this race and how it lacked information and how it was too busy. It was really quite stress relieving for both of us.


I don't think my weight is a factor because today there were many overweight people that were much faster than me. I don't think I'm training right. I need to build strength in my legs, back and abdominal areas as well as my forearms. I am going to work on this starting September and I am going to include longer runs at the weekend and more sprinting.


I won't do Danskin again. I have outgrown it. I only signed up because two of my friends were doing it, one of them I fell out with and the other hurt her knee. It's a great race for newcomers, friends and family but can be extremely frustrating if you're aiming for a good time. Still I do love the course.