OK. I think one of my laps was counted twice because I KNOW that I can not swim this fast. In my last practice swim before the event I averaged 2:15/100yds. Anyway with all that aside I had a great swim and I really felt like I could have kept going for another couple hundred yards. The people in my heat were also just about the same speed as me so I was able to pace myself off of them. After the race, I was really really excited about getting back to swimming at the gym, to try and become a more effortless swimmer.

I think anything will help since I have only been swimming a couple months. Hopefully this triathlon will keep me motivated to improve endurance and technique.

Fine transition. Danny taught me a bit how to do transitions. The most important thing for this race seemed to be to have a towel handy to dry legs and feet to keep feet from getting soggy. Since it was a short race I did not worry about socks.

Real happy with transition but next time I would have tied my shoes a bit tighter. Since I never untie my running shoes they were ready for my feet with socks rather than without. Thus my feet slipped a bit especially on the indoor track.

Real happy with time. I didnt understand how to increase the resistance until after the first minute or two. I think this might have wasted 30seconds. Overall real happy to be able to push a high gear for thirty minutes.

Ride more miles. I have not ridden much in the last couple months so I was a bit concerned that I would not be able to ride at this intensity.

Real tough first lap or two after the bike ride. Really happy at how well I ran it.

Do brick workouts

Drank lots of water and watched Robyn (triOK) and her husband finish.


Great race with great cause and great volunteers. As this is my first triathlon, my main goal was to finish with a smile and a desire to do more triathlons. So it was a SUCCESS. I am really looking forward to my next scheduled triathlon in April which will be outdoors and not in a controlled setting.

On my drive home to Stillwater I thought about how far I have come in my endurance and athletic ability since I started endurance activities in 2005. Since my last couple races I have been on cloud nine and inside know that anything is possible if I am consistent!!