Stanford Treeathlon - TriathlonSprint

Since it was my first tri, I started in the back on the right side to avoid getting smacked around as much. It was very challenging at first to get a clear line as people kept slowing down in front of me and I had to zig zag a bit. After things cleared out better, I was able to get into a groove and work on my breathing and stroke. Rounding the buoy was a little rough, but I was able to navigate and sight pretty well overall.

I should have given myself more time to get comfortable in the water and warm up before the race. I also got too wrapped up in the excitement of my first race and wasn't concentrating much on pushing myself in the water. Most of my attention was on navigating.

Very slow transition due to wetsuit removal. I also decided to put my bike shoes on first rather than have them on my bike.

I need to start practicing getting faster and removing the wetsuit and also possibly consider clipping the shoes onto the bike before hand.

The bike portion of the race was 3 flat and fast loops. I was able to keep up a good pace of myself, but feel I could have done more to push myself on such a flat course.

The bike itself went very well. I just need to continue training to sustain a higher level of performance.

Much better transition this time around. I came to a full stop and got off before the transition and ran the bike in while wearing my shoes. However, I was able to switch shoes very quickly and move on.

Practice keeping shoes clipped in and removing feet before the end of the ride.

Running was definitely my weak point on the race. I spent most of my time on the biking and swimming training as I most unfamiliar with them. My endurance failed me during the run and it was a struggle to keep moving. I took every water opportunity, but was unable to get up to speed on the run. My sprint at the finish was essentially nonexistent as well.

Put more training into the run portion of the race. Perhaps include something to fuel up on at the start of the run.

The actual race day was organized and executed very well from my first-timer perspective. I was very disappointed with the pre-race organization and communication. There was little information available until the week leading up to the race. But the race day itself made up for this.