I completed my first sprint triathlon yesterday. I’ve been thinking about doing a triathlon for at least two years and finally decided to buy a bike and sign up. I picked one that was nearby and the distances were manageable for my first triathlon. Jason, my brother-in-law, and two other friends did the triathlon as well.
The swim was 300 yards, the bike was 14 miles, and the run was 3.1 miles. I completed it in 1 hour, 29 minutes, and 42 seconds unofficially. The results haven’t been posted on the website yet, so that’s my recollection of my time. My goal was to complete it in less than 1 hour 30 minutes so I completed my goal.
The race was much harder than I thought it was going to be. One reason I think is that I never tried all three events while I was training. Another reason may have been that I hadn’t done any swimming for two months. However, I know it’s not supposed to be easy and it was fun. I really enjoyed the race atmosphere and seeing how I competed. The training for the event is different than going all out for the three events to see how fast you can go.
All four of us that did the race yesterday are ready to sign up for another race.
