North East Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I know I could have pushed alot harder in the swim -- I was thinking about my wedding plans while swimming, which means I wasn't working hard enough! But, it was my first oly tri, so I wanted to enjoy it.

Try to draft better. Generally, I was able to find holes where no one was swimming and I stayed in them most of the time, so I wasn't really drafting at all. I also will push myself harder next time. I think I could have easily shaved a few minutes off that time -- I was way too comfortable during this swim!

I think I did okay in transition. Nothing really took a long time, but I would like to see some definte improvement in my next race.

I don't know. I guess just do everything faster.

See course description above.

Continue working to get stronger on the bike. Also, I rode almost the entire course in my middle cog. Every time I tried to change into the big cog, it felt like I was going to drop my chain and I didn't want to have to put it back on, so I gave up some speed and probably wasted some time by staying in the smaller gear. I hadn't had any gearing problems until then -- oh well.

Not a bad transition time, but I would like to get under 1 minute.

Do everything faster.

This run was HARD! For some reason, I did not know that it was going to be so hilly! Plus the road had a steep to it that I didn't really enjoy! Overall though, I think I did pretty well, given the hills and the fact that the temp was at least 85 when I started running (and there were no shady areas on the run).

Practice more hill running. I was aiming for an 8 minute mile and wasn't too off of that pace.

Found Jimmy, walked around a bit, got some grubb, and drove home. I didn't stretch at the race, but got a good 20 minute stretch later at home and played volleyball for an hour to keep my legs loose.


I think I went too easy on the swim (but was ok with that since this was my first oly tri). Also, I was sick 2 out of the final 3 weeks of training. I'm pretty sure this made me slower than I would have been had I been completely healthy during that time.


I really enjoyed this race. I did it with friends, which made it all the better. The volunteers were absolutely wonderful (especially the ladies who kept on giving me ice cold cloths during the run). I have already recommended this to friends as a must do for next year and I am ready to sign up again!