I’m finally back home after doing my maiden Sprint Triathlon today! I’m still feeling ecstatic over completing this event. Although the "Sprint" distance was only half that of Olympic distance, I still felt a sense of achievement nevertheless.

Bike Transition Area

Early in the morning, Boon and me cycled together from home to the event venue at ECP, which was a 15 km trip. Upon reaching, we parked our bikes at the transition area before getting to the swim start-point.

Swim Leg (750m):

I was quite nervous as it was my first time swimming in open waters. Frog-style somemore. Sure to be the last to get outta water. Well, I was glad it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Visibility was zero under-water, which caused me to go a little off-course initially. Got kicked by some fellow frog-stylers, and I think I accidentally kicked a couple of participants too. I looked at my watch as I got off the water after completing this leg, and it showed 21 minutes. Not bad, i thought, considering my fastest in pool was 18 minutes.

Cycle Leg (20km):

I quickly got into the muddy transition area and put on my helmet and shoes before wheeling my bike out. Nothing interesting during this 20 km of ride. I got on an average speed of 28.5 km/h, and finished my bike leg in about 45 minutes. Oh, saw Roonz on her second lap when I was on my first. Woah..she was fast! Overtook me until 无影无踪.

Run Leg (5km):

Running after cycling is always my most feared transition. The legs were worse than jellies. They just didn’t want to move, and I had to jog my way through the remaining 5km at a slow pace of >6 min/km. I was glad that my timing for the last 5 km was at least not as bad as that during my Duathlon 2 months ago.. haha! I think the time for this last leg was slightly over 30 minutes, still quite slow though.

My buddy Boon and me after finishing the race.  

But who cares about the timing anyway, since my goal was to complete it comfortably.. And I did it! I guess it’s time to set a new goal.. Olympic Distance next year..