My first tri was sprint distance in the same lake. I had a terrible swim that race, and it took me 30 minutes to go 750m. Since it only took me 41 minutes to go double the distance, I was really happy with my swim. I didn't panic, even though it was very windy and the waves were big. At least the water was warm - almost 20 degrees warmer than the air! I think the wetsuit helped more out of the water than in.

I really need to work on swimming in a straight line. I was all over the place. I know I could make up more time if I wasn't zig-zagging. I'm really happy with my improvement in the open water swim, though.

Because it was so cold, I needed to take time to dry off and put a long-sleeved top over my tri suit. I'm really glad I did, or I would have frozen in the wind on the bike.

I injured my wrist a month ago and haven't trained on the bike at all since then. The weight in my wrist when I'm on the handlebars is still painful, and so is shifting. I was also on my hybrid, and knew between the lack on training and the bike that I couldn't compete. So I considered it a nice ride, and just enjoyed the scenery. I was so excited about my swim that I didn't care when I got passed. The lack of training really showed on the hills. My thighs were burning! Then I dropped my chain in the middle of the biggest hill. Ugh. At least it wasn't a tire. I got the chain back on in a couple of minutes, then did the rest of the race with bike grease on my hands.

Train. And get my road bike ready to use. And drink more water.

Since I road in my running shoes, all I had to do was take off my helmet. It had finally warmed up, so I took off my long sleeved top, took a swig of water and went. I was 7th in my age group for T2, so I'm happy with that.

Nothing.

I paid for the long, slow bike ride at the beginning of the run. I walked the first hill and it took until the end of mile 2 before I felt like I hit my stride. This was slower than my training pace, but I was okay with it.

My legs were pretty tired after the hills on the bike. The lack of bike training effected my run more than anything else.

Jogged to the porta-potty.


Not enough training.


I can't say enough about the volunteers on the course. They were awesome! As a BOPer, I am very appreciative of the people who are still out there cheering for the stragglers. The Lake George police did a great job controlling the traffic. I never had to slow down for traffic at an intersection. The course was clearly marked, but if you missed the marks there were volunteers at every turn pointing us in the right direction. The race was very well organized. I wish I could comment on the post-race party, but I had to get home for a volunteer meeting for the Adirondack marathon which took place in my town the next day. I was glad I had volunteered, so I had a chance to pay it forward after the receiving so much support from the volunteers in Lake George.