Blacktail Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

things went good, I was siting the shore line and kept track of where I was. I swam the course fairly straight without getting off. Didn't draft just tried to stay out of the of faster swimmers. This was my best event of the race yesterday.

I wouldn't say I was paniced at first but... I was thinking of everything else instead of my technique ie the deep water, the temp, was I siting ok etc. Once I started to swim the way I had practice and relaxed things went fast for me.
Differently I would conctrate on my stroke and forget worrying. I need to practice my breathing more.

My T-1 went smooth had everything laid out well.

over all it was good

The 11% grade hill that takes up the first mile of the course is a beast ! I got out of the right gear and was unable to get it back into gear so I walked that bike up that hill the whole way. I wasn't alone had a few others for company once we got to the top we rode our bikes to the turn around. I saw a rattle snake on the side of the road..heard him first ..that was a surprise ! On the way back I became sick and light headed almost ran out of water. I would have quit if there had been anyone there to pick me up at one point. When I got back to the hill for the decent I rode the brakes so hard my hands cramped! But I got finished and in one piece!

Train on more hills, learn how to gear for going up and down them better. Take more water or sports drinks with me. I got dehydrated on both tri's during the bike portion.

T-2 went pretty well, had my stuff organized better this race

By this time I was exhasted from the long bike portion of the race but I knew the hardest part was over and I was going to finish. I was too tired to run so I walked the whole way. Had 2 bottles of Gatorade and some Sports Beans in my Fuel Belt which was a life saver !

If the bike had gone better the run would have been faster and stronger.

I was extremely hot after the run so I iced down my core right away. That was very helpful within 30 mins I was feeling much better.


The level of difficulty was high for my ability. I did this one to finish, I have no idea of my times yet they have not been posted. This one was for me to know and believe that I could finsh something I started- a triathlon. It was for the group at Weight Watchers because so many of them wished me good luck I wasn't going to let them down. Because there are so many of us that start losing weight and excersing and then quit when it gets to be too hard.
I cried when I crossed the finish line I was so happy to have done it this time there was no option to quit !!!


Nice race, a good one for those who want a challenging course.