I consider myself a swimmer, so I was especially excited about this leg. I felt great during the first 200 yards, but soon my pace dwindled and I lost track of my laps. I had planned to finish the last 150 yards strong, but I waited too long. As I was getting ready to burn out the rest of the leg, the counter signalled my final lap. I was a hundred yards late! Anyway, I gave my last 50 everything I had and I felt great. Dizzy, when I stood up, but great.

Keep better track of my laps, and go out a little slower.

This triathlon is a bit unorthodox, as the order of the race is Run/Bike/Swim. I was not happy with my transition from run-to-bike because I was pooped from the run, and I wasn't very stable. I was borrowing a bike from a friend, so I had never been on it yet. It took me a minute to get used to it, stabilize, and get going.

Get familiar with the bike instead of 'winging' it.

Make sure I'm familiar with a bike before using it for a race. The front brake was pinching on the tire, and wouldn't release. I had a hard time getting into the right gear toward the end of the race. I felt like I could finish the leg strong, but I couldn't get into the proper gear.

I went out too fast, and tried to keep on the heels of the wrong guy. He was much faster than me in the long run. It seemed like a good pace at the time... anyway, I blew it by about 3k, and totally lost my pace.

Train better. Figure out my own pace.

Walking about 10 minutes.


Weather conditions; insufficient training


This was my first triathlon, and it was a great wake-up call. I know now that I am in dire need of in-depth, goal-specific training, which I am now finding on BT. Pink Cheeks is kind of the "kickoff" triathlon for the summer, and it was pretty low-key. I'm not much of a long-distance kind of guy, at least not yet, so this was a perfect event for me to start out on.

I didn't catch my exact times except for my swim, but I'll update the report when the results come through.