For some reason I couldn't catch my breath, don't know if it was nerves or what. I had trouble breathing during the first few miles of the bike as well.

Maybe not volunteer to be at the end of a staggered start. I think I could have done better if I pushed myself more in the middle. For a beginner race though I was happy.

Pulled on shorts and a tank, had a sports bra on under my swimsuit. Worked great for my entry level needs. No problems. Glad I didn't spend excess cash on tri suits and the like.

Nothing.

My best event. Even though I was riding a heavy bike compared to most people there I passed 5 people on the 2 last uphills. Didn't give up on the hills like some people who walked their bikes. Was kind of winded coming out of the swim. Took the first 4 miles before I caught my breath. Lots of hills. About halfway through the bike I realized I was going to finish and I started to cry a little I was so happy.

Was happy with this segment. Biking is my favorite event. Maybe by next year I will have bought an entry level road bike. There were a lot of nice bikes, 95% of the people had way nicer bikes than me. I guess this is my issue. I was very happy I passed a man on a fancy road bike on a hill. He was relatively young too.

Didn't run out of course. Walked and stopped and got some powerade before I started the run. Obviously if I was a serious racer I would have done this much differently.

I was just aiming to finish at this point, so I wasn't worried about anything.

I sucked at the run. I just gave up early on. However, I got lots of encouragement and as I ran back to the finish I passed people still starting the run. I tried to encourage all of them as people had encouraged me.

Be more focused, train harder on the run. Most of my running has been on a treadmill, and I should have ramped up outside earlier. I was kind of overwhelmed. However, I knew I was going to finish and I wanted to cry I was so happy.

Got my finisher medal and was very happy. The event had run out of all the good food. It was a staggered start at the swim, so by the time I got in the pool the first few people had finished the entire race. That was fine, but gosh, save some food for the people who start an hour later. I stopped at starbucks on my way home, and wore my finisher medal like a dork. I was proud though, what can i say. Even if I was 183 out of 197.


My mental discipline. Kind of gave up during the run and walked for awhile, but was very happy to finish as this was my first tri.


Team Magic is great. Everyone was super friendly and encouraging. The race was run very well, and it was in a beautiful part of Nashville, and the Jewish Center it was at was great too. My folks went to watch and they said people associated with the center were very friendly.