I was there too. It was my first try at a biathalon. Need to work on my swimming. I was zigzagging all the way too. Timing was really bad. Swim (frontcrawl) 23:10 , T1= = 49s, 5K at 28mins 47s. It was a very good experience. My was the last race of the day. It was quite intimidating at the start line with so many well built guys around me. Howver, i realise some of them cant run. haha !!

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Glad to hear from someone in singapore. Are you a Singaporean or an expatriate living in singapore? First tri at biathlon there's always a first time this was my second biathlon so more relaxed no pressure or stress lah just do for fun......My first biathlon experience was the navy biathlon, hey you should sign up for the the Navy Biathlon next year around March Twice the distance! Twice the fun! erm or is it pain I have not done any tri yet cause I don,t have a road bike yet still can't afford one. The important thing is you have completed your first biathlon many more will come as you get hooked to the sport and you'll only get better from now on.
By the way I was also in the last race of the day(blue cap) so maybe I have seen you but don,t know you.(Unfortunately, I am not one of those well built guys that you mentioned more like tall and skinny like a bamboo stick)
If you're really interested in improving your swim, join a tri club look under Directory -> Clubs -> Singapore -> Triathlon or just go to www.triathlonfamily.com.All the best!

Nice race, guys! I think a swim-run duathlon would be really fun. I don't think they're very common in my area. Glad you had a good race!