Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

I am not a swimmer, yet. I felt great in teh water for about the first 400m, but felt like the bumping and running into people at the beginning took its toll. Not accustomed to 'catching' people or being in the mix, as I do everything I can to get to the back and stay there. :) Had times when I was cruising and all felt great, only to run into someone or get disoriented and then felt like I was flapping around. Water temp was awesome and spent too much time on my back resting/elementary backstroking. Really messed up with sighting and direction, but this will improve with time and efforts. I feel much more comfortable in the water now and am looking forward to improving my wind and speed over the next two months. Very psyched to test my progress at my next sprint in late-July/early-August.

I would start a little further out to the side and try to control the adrenaline rush at the start. I think my starts are too quick and I wind up wasting way too much time on my back uncertain of the direction I'm headed. Will continue to work on endurance and speed in addition to better sighting. I am new to this, so I wouldn't change much. Learning something new everyday in the water. Very happy not to be the last one out of the water. Close, but not the last out of the water. :)

Loved the bike portion! Great route and very happy with result. Good trip out of the water to transition. Stopped to kiss wife and 22 month old, so no concerns with T1 time. Felt great getting out of water and knew I could catch a lot of people on bike, despite slower swim time. Great feeling to get out and get on bike.

Nothing. Didn't waste any time. Enjoyed experience.

Great ride. Wish my Blackburn actually showed my speed and distance, but I felt good and could keep an eye on my cadence throughout. Had great runs on flats and the hills. Enjoyed passing riders, even after my slow swim and managed to finish 13/56 in my Clydes group and 355/1083 overall. Very happy with result and efforts. Great crowd support.

I would have checked out the course before the event. Great course. Since it was a two-looper, the second loop was much better than the first, but I was a little flummoxed by some of the hills and turns. I wouldn't change much. I might have punched the speed a little more on the first loop.

Easy transition. Took my time. Had a gel pack and some water.

Nothing.

Enjoyed the run. Comfortable run. Slower than I thought, but didn't push it. Ran with a runner I met on the course and enjoyed the final leg of the event. Great guy and great conversation. Excellent crowd support and great volunteers. Really a well-run event.

Nothing.

Drank water, Mix-1 protein drink and a smoothie (not at once :)). Walked around to cool down and hung out with wife, kid and other finishers near line.


No sense of 'urgency' and slow swim time.


Excellent event from Expo to actual races. Will definitely do this again in the future. Loved the courses and always enjoy being in Philly! First time doing this event and KUDOS to the organizers. Great job! See you next year!