Southwestern Montana Family YMCA Y-Tri - TriathlonSprint

When the gun went off, I dove into the water. I saw our new friend Emily take off at a very fast pace. I had no idea where anyone else was.

I 's' swam a little bit on the way out, but not bad. Sighting was easy. I didn't swallow any water, and my breathing was good. Someone was near me rounding the buoy, but I don't know who it was, nor where they went after that.

Toward the end of the swim I decided to lengthen my stroke a little. That helped.

I should have thought to relax and lengthen my stroke sooner. Otherwise it was a great swim!

I dried my legs, put my bike shoes on, grabbed my shirt and took off. This was a fast transition!

I decided to use my SPDs this year to keep my feet from flying off the pedals. I don't think I'll do that next year. Maybe I can put cages on Tim's mountain bike instead. Running in bike shoes for nearly half a mile wasn't easy, and it hurt my overall time when I had to change into running shoes in T2.

I passed Emily (not DD) on Blacktail Road, very early in the course. Kept looking for the guys. I was sure there were three or four guys ahead of me, but I couldn't even see them.

When I got to the dismount area, I heard someone say, "Here comes the first bike." I was really surprised to find that I was the first one in!

Pedal harder. I found myself enjoying the scenery a couple of times instead of giving my best effort. It was fun, though!

Remember to put my water bottle on my bike.

Apparantly they weren't ready to see me at the transition, so there was no one there to catch my bike. It wasn't a big deal, though. Someone eventually took it.

I got my running shoes on, but had forgotten my socks, so I had to start all over. Bah!

Lay my socks on top of my shoes so that I can't forget them again.

This is where I got passed, but I'm used to it. One solo guy didn't change shoes, so he beat me out of T2. On my way out I saw a team rider come in. That runner eventually caught me. I also say Emily (my daughter) going in on the bike, and I knew she would eventually catch me. She caught me just before the turn around. She is a dedicated athlete, and a good runner.

Nothing. I could have pushed harder, but I didn't need to. I knew I couldn't beat Emily at the run, and the next woman behind me was waaaaaay back, so I didn't need to.

Hugged my daughter, drank lots of water. Ate as much as I wanted to at the BBQ. Wahoo!


I haven't had a regular sleep pattern for over six weeks.

I should have just worn my running shoes for this race.


This is a very intimate (read-"tiny") race, but it is my home town! The BBQ provides the best post-race food of any race I go to.