Atomic Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

I was in the second wave which was 3 minutes after the first. There was a lot of bumping going on to the first turn. I held my own and did fine. It was sooth sailing for another 100 or so until I started passing lots of people from the first wave. It got worse as I proceeded. The last 100 was terrible. Guys were all over the place. It really stunk trying to navigate around those "floaters".

Not much I could have done any differently.

I need to practice my transitions and flying mount.

Practice

The bike speed could have been a little faster, but I'm happy with the time.

Get a tri bike.

I still have room for improvement, but I can't complain.

Practice

I was a little gun shy since I've been recovering from a torn calf muscle. I took it easy on the first portion of the course. I did not want to reinjure my calf. Once I reached the turn around point I knew my calf was good. I increased my speed and caught up to a number of other runners. The last hill starting at the dam was a little challenging, however since I've been working on increasing my running cadence, this was not much of a problem. Running towards the finish line I could have caught a number of other runners, however they weren't in my age group so I held back. The run felt great. I couldn't be happier.

None

I did some stretching.


Not knowing how my calf muscle would preform on the run. Not having a triathlon bike slowed me down some.


For a smaller event, this is really a nice race. The volunteers were great and the event was well organized. My only gripe is that the wave starts were too close together and based on age, not ability. I ran into way too many people in the water that really didn't know how to swim well. However, I definitely plan on doing this race in the future.