Tri Peachtree City 2006 Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was hoping for more from the 2x2 swim start. I started wondering if it would really work when people told me what they put down for their 100 yard time. Theoretically it should work, but I wonder if people put their 100 yd time in a pool, or OWS - I guess some don't even know what their OWS time is, but mine is definately slower. I got knocked around a bit and managed to suck in more lake water (ewww) than usual. Overall, my time was par with the practice times we did before the course.`

I really would like to find a good swim coach to help me get my technique or whatever down so I can swim faster. I am too competitive of a person to swim this slow.

My goal for this race to was to have shorter transition times. I guess they were somewhat shorter, though since there were so many more racers than the other races I have done this year, the transition area was larger. I did run the whole way and didn't waste any time.

I am not sure. I guess I could go at an all out sprint, but I was out of breath and was running as fast as I thought I could.

Since I know the course so well, I felt like I had a pretty good advantage. I was looking forward to seeing what I could do without having to slow down for the intersections. The fastest I have ever done the course (on my bike computer) before was 19.5 ave speed and I wanted to break 20 for the race. Of course it says that I didn't do that, but I am happy with my time and on my bike computer, it says 20.1. I passed most everyone and only one girl passed me - and it was a game of cat and mouse, she would pass me, I would pass her. That kind of thing. I knew she would eventually pass me and stay past me (she did on the run finally) but it was good to have a goal person to try and beat.

I guess I should really concentrate on hill work in the off season. I know I can do better going up hills. I know my shifting skills could be better. I guess what I need to do is just RIDE LOTS.

I was really focusing on the transitions this time so I wanted to have it shorter. I could have been quicker but Baby(bike) wasn't cooperating...I had to practically drag her down the isle to my spot. I have to do socks for the run and I didn't care about the grass. It was hard to put the socks on wet, dirty feet, but it worked out.

Not sure. Run faster?

Another goal I had for this race was to RUN and not walk. Again, I felt like I had an advantage in knowing the course so well. Of course, the first 1/2 mile to 3/4 mile was the pitts because the tree trunk legs, but once I got to the flat area where the dock was, they started to loosen up a little. By the time I got to the turn around, I was feeling much better. I always want to do the run faster, but I am happy to say that I didn't walk and made my goal of doing it under 30 minutes. I did not drink any water this time as in the last race, it really caused me precious seconds that could have made the difference between getting 2nd and 3rd. I think it made a difference this time too, but in a good way.

I guess in the off season I need to do a lot of bike/run bricks. I really want to focus on running faster. I think the strength training I started doing has helped with that.

Walked around, talked to other friends, competitors. It was so nice to talk to people...I saw some other BTers out there - there were several that said hello. I ate some bagels, drank water, had a piece of pizza and looked for the boys.


This is the first time I have done this race. I knew it would be a good one and the people that put the race on did a terrific job. The race goodies were cool (stretchy laces with the race logo on them and other stuff). I was very happy to win 1st in my group. It is definately a motivator!