Giant Acorn - TriathlonSprint

The tread water start was interesting, but gave us all a chance to space out a little bit before we started the swim. It was nuts when the horn sounded for us to go. The water was so murky, I could barely see my hands (not to mention the people in front of or beside me). After we rounded the second bouy, I realized there was a LOT more open water and less people around me so I actually swam freestyle and just went for it, I think I made up some great time on that last stretch.

Just go for it right off the bat. I spent the first 350 meters or so on and off of breast stroke just trying to figure out what was going on in all the chaos. Now that I have a better feel for it, I can just swim and not worry so much about what was happening around me. Also, Need to figure out how to prevent my goggles from fogging up, I could see the dock at the finish so I was swimming blindly towards the end.

I was really happy with this transition. It was my first one ever and I didn't really know what to do. My mom was standing beside the fence near my rack so that was really helpful. I started to get on my bike and then remembered the mount/dismount line. Luckily I remembered really quickly! Shoved pieces of my Clif bar in my mouth as I was running to the line with my bike.

Get tri shorts I can wear under my wetsuit. Putting my cycling shorts on when I was wet was really challenging. I lost a LOT of time that way.

Great Ride! A ton of fun, I felt really strong the entire time, and it was gorgeous out there.

I need to get better balance on the bike so that I can drink water without sacrificing my speed.

I was so wobbly running after I got off the bike, I had to go slow because I was afraid I would fall over. No problem getting my bike on the rack and slipped my cycle shoes right off. I didn't think I was slow getting my socks and running shoes on, but the video footage and my time prove otherwise. I also lost a few seconds when I started to run the wrong way out of the transition area (luckily Chuck caught it all on camera so I can watch the video and laugh at myself)!

Drink more on the bike, I lost time on my transition trying to take on more fluids. Perhaps some quick tie laces as well.

It was hard getting my stride at the start of the run. I still felt strong, but it took me almost halfway through to really lengthen my stride. Nice strong finish, felt great!

Just keep training, overall, I was really happy with my run!

I'm really happy with my performance on my first Tri. Chuck got my transitions and all of my starts/finishes with the video camera, I have been reviewing the footage for areas to fix, and can happily say I don't see too many! I noted a couple places where I know I could improve: spent too much time spotting during the first leg of the swim, clothing issues at first transition, and proper hydration throughout.


Great Race! An awesome first triathlon for me, I'm hooked and can't wait to come back to the course next year!