A great start to the year with my first ever Triathlon. Quite nervous at the start with quite a bit of waiting around and time for the butterflies. Was 1 pair of shoes short in my set up preparations but other than this all the preparation went fine.
Swim was 400 m and with reasonable gaps between swimmers was a pretty easy effort with the only unusual aspect being the need to duck under the lane divider at the end of each length. Got passed by 4 or 5 swimmers so probably not quite as fast as I had hoped on the swim.
A quick run outside in my trucks - dry off and dress up warm. Then run in bike shoes to the mounting point.
Feeling a tiny bit off at the start of the ride - a mix of residual nerves and some fatigue from the swim. Fairly quickly into the swing of it and maintained a steady effort on each of the long climbs round the park. HR was only just peaking above 160 bpm on a few occasions on the bike so definitely not attacking the course - wisely probably.
Transition to run was straightforward and the run felt good. Again ran most of the way at a comfortable steady pace although the long climb meant it was fairly tough. Felt strong at the end and able to push hard over the last several hundred metres.
Really enjoyed the experience and certainly interested in doing it again.
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