I was so nervous about competing, even though it was a non competitive triathlon! I didn’t sleep to well and woke up before my alarm – which I suppose is better than waking up late!! I had already packed everything in the car so only needed to get myself ready and get going. I got to Kawana very early and got myself a great parking spot as I didn’t want to be walking a long way back to my car after the race. Unfortunately that also meant that I was waiting around for the race start for what seemed like an eternity. Still better to be over prepared than under prepared!
We all had to meet at the pool and be briefed on the course layout at 7.20am. We were to start the triathlon in lots of 10, 1 minute apart so no one would be over crowded and kicked. Now this is a fantastic idea, all triathlon races should start like this. I came out of the water with the 5th fastest swim in my age group. I am very pleased with this result having not swum for so many years.
Then it was off to transition, the one thing that I had not practiced. To any one looking to participate in a Tri, I recommend you practice the transition. So off I go on the bike leg. I have decided to ride the mountain bike as I am still not comfortable on the road bike. I do wish that I had not used the mountain bike. Although I felt safe on the bike, my time was not to crash hot due to the wind resistance. My time was the 15th fastest for my group.
Now for the run. This is the leg of the race that I was most worried about. Turns out I didn’t need to worry to much, thanks to all the transition training from bike to run that I did. Yes my legs still felt very heavy but I thought I ran pretty well. My time for the run was 2nd fastest, not bad I think!
All in all I had a great morning. The race was not as hard as I thought it would be and I am now about to start training for another triathlon to be held in November. I can’t wait, and this time my husband may also compete. J
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