Southwest Valley Regional YMCA Sprint Tri - Triathlon

This was a reverse tri. Swim was last so I spent the last lap of the bike course mentally preparing myself for this swim. Last year I did terribly in the pool here. This time I did OK, swam the whole way, even passed a few people and almost got passed by a girl at the very end.

Nothing. reverse tri swims are hard.

Transitions included in bike times.
Nothing much to except remove shoes, socks and helmet :) Had a bit of a run to the pool area.

Nothing.

I like this bike course because it is flat and you get to do 4 laps- I got to see my family each time around. But there are some places where it is impossible to pass, so I had to wait patiently a few times.

Push it a bit more. I had a lot left at the end of the bike leg.

Included in bike time.
This was an easy transition as all I had to do was put on my helmet.
I was using platform pedals, so I didnt even have to change shoes :)

I felt good on the run. My stress fracture gave me no problem (I guess it really does take 6 weeks to heal!). They started the women after the men, so I didnt get passed but did some passing- always good for morale!

We hung out for a bit eating and waiting for results. I couldn't believe it when it said I was 2nd overall female. All the good athletes must still be recovering from IMAZ ;) I got a need trophy and opted for the "surprise box" for my prize- had shirts, water bottles and a gift card.
My son took 5th in his AG and was stoked to get his ribbon.
Hung out with Tanya (standswithfist) and her family at the results- she got a well deserved 2nd in her tough AG!
All the BTers did great- a shout out to BHannahs, Triguyfitz and MikeG who all did awesome. It was nice to meet them.
We were allowed to swim in the Y pool after the race- the kids loved it.


Lack of sleep this week and lack of running lately. I also used my old platform pedals which was fine as it wasn't a long course or windy, but I might have been a bit faster using clipless.


This was a fun race. Reverse tris are great because you start all together and always have people to compete with. I think I still prefer to do a tri in the correct order but this was fun too.