Seeded myself in the 15-20 min wave, but they ended up combining the 15-20 min and the 20+ min waves together (only 3 waves total for women). We were 3 swimmers in the lane and I lapped the other 2 swimmers twice. Got into a rhythm and breathing was good, was focusing on good technique. Underwater I was seeing people walk, as it was in a shallow pool. Happy to report I swam the whole way :) Also I am down to around 2:00/100m (2:30/100m last season) I was 2nd out of the water, woot!

Too conservative in my pace I think. I am not good at starting fast, esp. with no warmup, but next time I'll try to go a little faster and see how it goes. At that pace today I felt I could have continued swimming all day... But no, my favourite is coming next : the bike!

Good run from pool to rack. When I took my bike off the rack I knocked over my neighboor's helmet. I did want to turn back and fix my mess, but a nice volunteer shouted : Go ahead I'm taking care of this!!! Love the volunteers!


I ran with my shoes the best I could, and fumbled a little to mount bike and start. I need to practice doing this faster.

6-loops course, totally flat but with lots of turns. Had 1 bottle of water+cytomax (weak mix, drank maybe1/4 of it) + 1 bottle of water (only 1 sip). Liquid intake was perfect as it was still overcast and cool. Perfect temps to race in my opinion!
HR was a little high as I began, but settled into a good rhythm and pushed at a confortable clip. That pace proved to be good for the following run. Finished fresh. Yay me :)

I had taped 1 gel to my top tube. Note to self for the future : DO NOT tape gel to tube. Buy bento box and put gel in it. Let's just say I never got to taste that salty caramel gu I was looking forward to... lost it somewhere during 3rd loop.

Good transition. Got the bike shoes off and run shoes on quick. Grabbed cap and belt and put them on while running.

Learn how to ride with feet on top of shoes and get off bike faster, instead of stopping completely.

2-loops course, flat. The run is my nemesis. I started a bit too fast and paid for it at the 3km mark. Was focusing on good breathing and short strides. Was able to sprint to the finish.

Considering my current run fitness, this is a great result for me. In fact this is one of my best 5ish-k runs (tri or standalone). So I am happy with that. But I was last in my AG for the run (5th after swim and 4th after bike) so this is definitely my beast to conquer.
So GOOD run (for me) but BELOW AVERAGE vs my AG.

Little bit of stretching, but mostly walked around to cheer my fellow tri club members still on course. Had water and lunch soon after.


In the swim, stuck behind slower swimmers in the lane but mostly too confortable a pace for a sprint. Bike, held back a little in view of the DREADED run. Run, just the lack of run speed and I think I am just afraid to suffer on the run. I could push more.


I prefer open water tris, but I enjoyed this one a lot. I did not get to stay for post-race activities but this organization was top-notch for a small event, very welcoming to beginners. Will be back next year to PR this one!!!!