It was pretty rough going as the waves set off every 2 or 3 minutes so I had fast swimmers from the other waves coming through all the time, need to swim faster I guess. Overall it went well. Felt good when i got out to start the ride.

know that i know the course this should help for next year.
Work on my navigaion skills and swim more in training

Go T1. Put my bike shoes on in T1 instead of on bike. The ground was soft so i could get good grip with my bike shoes and was able to get up to speed on the bike quickly.

It went smoothly so wouldn't change

I took the ride comfortably as wasn't sure of how I would go over this Tri distance, although I don't think I could have gone much faster. Also wanted to leave enough energy for the run (which I'm glad I did as there were a few people walking the run section, but not me).
Need more hill training and general cycling as I got passed by many, many people.
Had a Gel after coming down the hill. Didn't drink a lot of water as it wasn't that hot with it raining off and on.

More training on hills and cycling in general
Attach Gels differently as i lost one (i didn't miss it though)

Sat down to put on socks and shoes as I was wobbling all over the place.
Took a big gulp of water and took off.

It all went fairly well

This is my strongest leg and although my time was slower then i normally run it was still good compared to others in my age group.Took on water and energy stuff (which tasted terrible).

Train for longer runs

Drank heaps of water. Ate lots of watermelon. Tried to stretch some, although my legs hurt a fair bit.
I lined up for a massage and it was worth every second of the 45 minutes that I had to wait in line for.


My overall fitness and training. My lack of experience of Tri's of this distance but I have learnt that I can complete these and should be able to push myself more next time.


This was my first race at the olympic distance and I really enjoyed it. I achieved 3 out of 4 goals, finish the race, finish under 3 hours and beat my mates and my fourth goal of finishing under 2:45 will have to wait until next year. I've learnt a lot about my ability and determination to succeed and have gained a lot of confidence from this race. I'm planning to keep on Tri'ing and to race in our local sprint series which is just getting under way and to build on the experience and confidence that i have gained from Noosa.