I had a good start drafting off the woman who was directly in front of me during the wade in. Swimming on her toes felt effortless. I lost her when I got caught up checking my navigation with my fogged up goggles. I had to take the goggles off to see. Then I made a tight turn around the bouy. After that I spent the rest of the swim zig zagging across the course. I never found someone to draft off after that. I still had a decent time, but I was really tired after that swim and it affected my cycling.

learn to sight, learn to draft (trust the person I am drafting off of), pace myself

this was a new experience for me. it went pretty smoothly. I am sure I will get faster with more experience

nothing

I had thought of myself as a strong cyclist...though now I am not sure why. I think I could have ridden much faster had I not been so tired from the swim. I felt that I spent the whole ride recovering from the swim. I did not push myself at all, as I felt I needed to pace myself for the run. Finally got my energy back at the end of the ride.

Pace myself better on swim. Spend more time training in this area.

A new experience. Very crowded and impossible to run with the bike.

Nothing...will improve with more experience

I felt good on the run. No markers so it was difficult to know when it was safe for me to push it. I ran conservatively, especially with the hills and the uneven grassy surface. Twisted my ankle, but caught myself and recovered well. I passed many people, however, most of the strong athletes in my age group were long gone after my slow bike ride. So, I didn't have anyone to really race against.

Nothing. Very satisfied. I am sure my times will improve with more running experience.

Met Henri at the finish line. Was speechless. Went for massage.


My poor navigation on the swim affected my overall time because I swam so much further and was tired for the bike.


My very first triathlon. A great experience for me. Looking forward to becoming even more fit and dong some more races.