I completed my first triathlon in Australia today...on Australia Day!!

First, I wasn't last. I'm always happy not to be last.

The tri was 400m swim, 20k ride, 4k run. I was so concerned when i signed up for the sprint event as i'm not the best swimmer but i gave it a go. I'm not out to compete but to participate in the best manner I can.

The swim was great as there were no waves, no stingers/jellyfish (i'll get to those later) and warm. As I said i'm not the fastest swimmer but I kept plugging away wanting to go faster but then thinking i'd like to get to the end. Why did the buoy look so far away or was that just my bad vision??? I remembered a few of the tips our swim coaches gave us and tried to implement them today.(looking ahead at the buoy every so often, pacing yourself etc)

The bike ride...First, i don't have a road bike which made me a bit slower. My legs felt fine & was able to mozie down the road just as i'd expected. The headwind was rather annoying but i was rather happy just cycling & watching all these v nice road bikes venture past.

The transition from the bike to the run was fine.....It was when i started running that I realized something didn't feel quite right with my hammies, glutes & inner thighs. I dunno what i did wrong but i was much slower than on our training runs. I was rather annoyed at my legs & still wonder what I can do next time on my bike to make the run easier. I did tons of easy stretching at pilates yesterday & my legs felt fresh but didn't think they'd feel as bad as they did during the run.

I'm happy to have participated & was happy to see other folks from the wellbeings training group (the tri training group here in perth i am a part of) there as well.

Last but not least...thanks be to the ocean goddess for not sending stingers my way...I was stung last week from my armpit to my elbow & the rash has returned with a vengeance...

c