This was a very civilized race start - everyone was wishing each other luck and making room for eachother and saying things like "enjoy!" and "have fun!" and "go girls!" - we could hear people calling out "Go MUM" which was really sweet and I guess in the 30-39 age group there are a lot of mums! Me included :) What a pleasant swim - it still scares me when I see it all mapped out in the water - it looks SOOOO far but you just get in the water and start swimming and keep swimming and eventually it's over. It was a deep water start which was different and I had such a great swim. I passed quite a few people from the wave before which was nice! Mine was the last wave to start so there wasn't anyone coming up from behind. I tend to stay with the pack and end up somewhere in the middle - this was a fast group and it produced my best ever 1500m swim! The only problem was my feet were very very cold by the time I got out and they didn't thaw out until about 5 kms into the run. I have really BAD circulation. All in all - a great start.

Nothing (maybe a bit more training would help as always!)

Terrible transition. My wetsuit zipper got stuck and I couldn't get the damn thing off! I asked for help and was told that they couldn't help me but the guy told me that there was some velcro stuck and that was why I couldn't get the zipper down. OK - got the bloody thing off and got moving!

Everything!

SWIM TIME INCLUDES THIS TRANSITION

A tough cycle leg. I wasn't really prepared for hills and wind and it made the going quite tough. But it was a good experience and I enjoyed the ride and the scenery. I dropped my bottle of gatorade at the very start of the ride and was pretty pissed off about that, but still managed to get enough fluid (I always take 2 full bottles with me on my bike). I saw a couple of people who had fallen or had to stop and it makes you realise it is always a GREAT achievement just to finish a triathlon in one piece!

Definitely much more training on the bike is needed - much much more - more hours in the saddle - I know that I have the ability to go so much faster.

Not too bad - I was a little shaky in the legs but managed to get the transition done and the run started.

Practice my transitions

RUN TIME INCLUDES THIS TRANSITION

I had a good run. I felt quite fresh the 1st 5km's and then started to suffer the last 5 km's. It was mentally hard being the last wave to start and having everyone finish ahead of you, I was running alone pretty much the last lap - I passed one older lady from the wave previous and that was it. There were a few people behind me but no one passed... It was kind of lonely.

Run faster! Push more.

Drank loads of gatorade and water and then walked to the car with my little family. Ate an apple on the drive home and rested my aching body!


I didn't have a great lead up to this race and really relied on the fact that I am fitter than ever before. It was a great race and I enjoyed it!


My last race for the season! I had a ball - I tried my hardest and I smiled a lot while racing. I LOVE THIS SPORT! I love the people involved, the attitude, the comradery, the great feeling of racing and being there, doing it, completing something and feeling so tired afterwards!!! I look forward to many more races in the future. I have a lot more to achieve! For now though, it's off to yoga and into the weight training and chocolate! Happy.