Iron Girl Texas - Triathlon

I am not a good swimmer! I am so tired of struggling with my nerves! This swim was better than my last open water swim, but it was a far cry from what I have been able to do in the pool. I know I can do this...it is all in my head!

RELAX! If I can hit my stride earlier and keep my nerves under control I think I will be just fine. When my anxiety hits, my breathing gets away from me. I just need more practice in open water.

I had some issues with my shoes...first race with them. This cost me a lot of time.

Practice T1...I can get this faster on my next race. Silly mistakes here...this needs to be second nature. I can't remember what happened with my shoes. I know that I somehow pulled all the straps loose when I was getting into them. I should have logged about this right after the race.

Great ride! This is where I know I have made some improvements since last year! Something clicked on this ride and I felt like I really knew how to use my bike to get the most out of the ride. I felt great about this part of the race!

I need to work on my dismount.

Anything was an improvement from T1! Things went just as planned...except I forget to get rid of my sunglasses.

Drop my glasses.

I really didn't push myself. I know that I can run faster...I just don't. I could have really gained some time here. I was a little disappointed at how I ended. I wasn't really working very hard and crossed the finish line not going all out. It was like the race ended for me after the bike.

I have to keep myself motivated in the run and push for improvement. I have to start training that way so it will happen during race situations.

Light walking
Water
Light stretching


Doubting that I could perform faster. The swim always stiffles me. I know this is not my strong suit and I allow it it set the tone for the whole race. I have to push through it.


I know that I need to change how I train. I always key in on what my weaknesses are and those are important things to keep an eye on. In my case, I think they are becoming distractions. I do a lot of things well. I think I would do better to work on getting even better at those things instead of beating myself up on what I struggle with. I was encouraged on the bike and know I can improve my run. I am going to back off (mentally) on the swim for a while and try to put some polish on my strenghts.