The start was deep water , holding on to the pontoon. I was really calm before the start as I thought to myself this is going to be my last tri , and just enjoy the day.

Start hooter went off and I swan really well for the first 200 meters getting a head of a few people. Sited well to the first buoy.

I slowed my pace a little after 500 , as I was breathing quit hard. The funny bit was I felt quick in the water and seem to have a really good rhythm. I was also kicking a lot harder than I normally would. But I didn’t slow my pace as much as I normally would.

The first turn was a left, to the next buoy. I sited well and really didn't drop pace. Then it was a right , followed by another right. After this turn a got a little bit lost ( followed another swimmer). Up to the next buoy which was a right again.

This all carried on until the last turn where I had good rhythm , was high in the water and good rotation and felt fast most of the time.

I had a small amount of trouble siteing the ramp for the exit , but did find the closer I got. Man the water smelt really bad near the end , by the wharf.

This was really good swim , and a PB for 1500 by about a 1 min.

This was not expected as I haven't really trained, and previous swims have been a disaster.

I think it was because I was so relaxed.

I felt a bit dizzy getting out of the water, thank god for the catchers.


Not a lot , site a bit better.

mmm, worst transtion ever, wet suit got suck on my hand and heels. Felt dizzy out of the water. Struggled to find bike. Wasn't overally fussed as I didn't have a lot of urgency. Looked at my watch and realised that I had actually , maybe had a really good swim split (surpised).

Struggled to get into shoes and nearly hit the spectator fence, OMG.

Started out with the hilly section, to be honest I really enjoy climbing on the bike and I passed a lot of people on the hills on each lap. The course , at the start of the lap had a few down hills into right angle corners, favoured the brave.

Had a long downhill on the water front which was flat, out and back.

After the first lap , I actually started ride really well and was getting quicker. Was going a bit faster than I normally would but thought , if I blow up I blow up.

Highlight was riding around the inner city where the Elites had ridden the day before. All the banners and full course set up was still up so it was a cool course to ride on.

Really surprised by the split. Was aiming for 1:25, thought it was 1:20 at a guess. Ended up 1:13 wow.

Lost place on rack. did the up and down the rack with the bike, looking for my stuff. Not a good transition.

Started out faster than I should have , was breathing reasonably hard. At this point I would normally slow down. I thought, well it's your last race, you are not really hurting so let’s see how long you last.

To be honest I wasn't really thinking about running , times etc. My mind was blank most of the time. On occasion I would adjust my form and run a bit taller.

Saw a couple of people I knew on the course.

About 4 km from the end I felt this massive Endorphin rush which has only happened once before in a race.

My pace seemed to stay the same. Near the end I passed someone in my age grouped , then about 1 km from the end he passed me back and couldn't keep out with him.

It was the best that I have run for a long time. Again really surprised as I hadn't really trained, and hadn't run 10 km for a while.

I actually really enjoyed the run

Ice cream, water and a bananna in the recovery area.

My mum and sister had come down to watch. First time that have seen a triathlon and they were amazed. I don't think that I had any idea what I did.

Spoke to my friend who had finshed 4th in his age group, and how he had had a bike issue that cost him 5 min.


Bit more training , but that was not the point. I was really doing this race for reasons other times times.




This was one of the bet races that I've had, I really enjoyed it amd performed really well. Maybe because I was relaxed , didn't worry about the times. etc.

I will also always remember this race because it kept me in triathlon.

6 weeks ago i was struggling for motivation during an easy group ride.

I'm glad that I did it, and had that experience . I think I showed me what tris mean to me and how it fits into my life.