Subject: My First Triathlon, I'm Hooked Finished my first triathlon Memorial Day weekend (Crystal River Sprint). Finished in 1:16:51. With all the unknowns associated with my first one I was pleased with my time. Lots of room for improvement especially my transitions. My T1 was 2:48. The ride went very well. I only did a dozen rides in the month prior to the tri on a new to me used Trek 1.2 and managed 21 mph. I'm a runner and not surpisingly the run was my best of the three. I was surprised at my pace (7:25/mile). It felt so much slower. My swim wasn't bad. I train on a tether in my home pool so adjusting to open water swimming was difficult. Even though I was expecting this I still struggled for the first 100 yards or so. I couldn't swim using the same breathing pattern I use in the pool and having to look up to check my location caused problems. Eventually I found a rhythm and finished with a time of 8:13. I've already signed up for the 2nd Crystal River sprint and am looking forward to improving my time. I'm going to get in some open water swims. I'm thinking of kayaking to Three Sisters Spring here in Crystal River early on a few weekday mornings for some OWS. I'm definitely hooked after my first one and down the road I'd like to do an Olympic or maybe even a HIM. For now I'm going to focus on improving my swimming, biking and transitions in the sprint distance. |