Kansas City Corporate Challenge Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

My first triathlon, first open water swim! Since this was my first open water swim I took a little off in terms of pace. Breathing was O.K., not too many collisions with others etc.

Practice open water swimming. Go out harder next time, 10:22 seems a little slow.

Felt very relaxed coming out of water, getting bike gear on. A little too relaxed now seeing the time.

Move quicker. Not sure yet, it's my first one! I'm sure all areas of my T1 need to be different.

My first race of any kind on a bicycle. Just bought the bike a couple of weeks before the race (crash course in road biking). The hills were tough. Shifting probably wasn't the smoothest.

Bike more. Use clipless pedals instead of toe-clips.

Since I had toe clips there wasn't much to it. Just rack my bike, remove helmet, that's it.

Not sure yet. Next time will use clipless shoes so need to dismount cleanly and change shoes (do I wear socks?).

Legs were a little tight after the bike ride. Tightness went away after 1/2 mile but then there was the big hill. In the last mile I paid attention to anyone with an "F" on the back of their leg which signified my age group. That actually helped as I made sure and passed anyone with the "F" on their leg (4 or 5 people in the last mile).

Run more. Do bike then run training to get body used to that transition.

Drank some water, ate some fruit, walked around for 5-10 minutes.


Experience and more training.


Can't compare this to any other Tri since it was my first one. But if triathlons in general are like this I'm hooked. What a rush! Now I see why people do these.