Catfish Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Took me by surprise at the start. I was still fixing my goggles. Took forever to get past all the slower swimmers and kept getting sandwiched between 2 guys.

Start closer to the front of the pack so I can get a fast start instead of weaving in and out. Make a straighter line towards the buoys. Swim harder.

I have NEVER biked that hard in my life. It was flat and awesome to go that fast. I was by myself most of the way so I was able to keep myself motivated by yelling at myself to keep going occasionally. I pushed this harder then anything -- probably because its new to me.

Train. Maybe get those handles that are in the middle of the regular handle bars to be able to lean further forward.

Legs felt funny aftewards. First time running after biking. Flat course. Wasn't passed by anyone except for a gentleman who I passed on my 2nd lap and he passed me going into the finish.

Run harder?

Stretch a bit, walk around.


This was my first one, so I was nervous about not having enough to finish. I could have pushed harder on the swim and the run.


This was my first triathlon. In fact I just bought a bike the day before. I hadn't ridden a bike in 6 years or a road bike -- EVER, until the day before where I took it out for a 1 mile test run and a 6 mile light ride. I haven't run or swam since February either. It was a last minute thing registering the afternoon of the day before. All I can say is I'm hooked and can only imagine what I will be able to do with a bit of training.

I was hoping to hit a 1:30 and came in well under my goal by over 11 minutes! I think with some training I have the ability to drop my time down the 1:12 range or faster. This gives me a starting point and with no training whatsoever, saying I was pleased with the results...would be an understatement.