She had a blast this morning in her fisrt tri.
The event was a 400 yd pool swim (16 25-yr snake swim), 8.2 mile bike ride, 2 mile run.
Because she's was a swimmer and had a good seed time, so she was 2nd into the water, and she came out to the transition area in 2nd place, with 6:19.
The swim to bike transition took her a bit of time, mostly because she was just giggling and having fun. By the time she got over the mount/dismount line, she was in 4th place. But she made up a place by the time she finished. She average around16 mph on a flat course.
The bike to run transition was a bit better, but she was obsessed with her shoe vamps, and took a while to get them straightened out. She was in 3rd place going out, and came home in 7th place over all. She ran a 8:07/mile pace.
We hang around a bit and she got her age group award (being the only 10-12 racer). A big (2 pasta orders) Mother's Day brunch followed, and fun was had by all.
Thanks so much for everyone's advice here; without them, I wouldn't have been able to prepare her as readily and she probably wouldn't have had this much fun. She's still a bit nervous about the running part, but I am sure she's ready to do the next one.
The event was a 400 yd pool swim (16 25-yr snake swim), 8.2 mile bike ride, 2 mile run.
Because she's was a swimmer and had a good seed time, so she was 2nd into the water, and she came out to the transition area in 2nd place, with 6:19.
The swim to bike transition took her a bit of time, mostly because she was just giggling and having fun. By the time she got over the mount/dismount line, she was in 4th place. But she made up a place by the time she finished. She average around16 mph on a flat course.
The bike to run transition was a bit better, but she was obsessed with her shoe vamps, and took a while to get them straightened out. She was in 3rd place going out, and came home in 7th place over all. She ran a 8:07/mile pace.
We hang around a bit and she got her age group award (being the only 10-12 racer). A big (2 pasta orders) Mother's Day brunch followed, and fun was had by all.
Thanks so much for everyone's advice here; without them, I wouldn't have been able to prepare her as readily and she probably wouldn't have had this much fun. She's still a bit nervous about the running part, but I am sure she's ready to do the next one.