Gator Grinder Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I came up around 20 - 30 seconds short on the swim. I' not sure why. I went out hard, probably too hard since I cut back on my swim training after my last race 3 weeks ago. My training has been for the 1500 meter distance so maybe I was a bit overly optimistic.

Go out a little slower.

My T1 was good for me. I really worked on it at the end of the season last year. I was 24 out of 187. I swam without a jersy so I had to put one on. I also put on socks and shoes and ran to the mount and jumped on.

Nothing. I'm not ready to give up my socks and not sure I'm ready to learn to start with my shoes in my pedals

I rode well but lacked a little strength on the hills. I lost ground to a couple of riders on tri bikes. I ride a road bike with clip-ons. They left me behind on the down hills and I am a good descender.

Switch over to a tri bike? I don't think I'm ready to spend the money. Train on hills. I thought the course was going to be much flatter

I feel I am good in T2. I was 15th overall out of 187

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My best run leg ever.

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Walked around


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Spectacular weather. This was my best race, I've ever entered. The course record for my age group was soft. I broke the record by 4:28. However a guy only 4 years younger than me went over 7 minutes faster than I did. Every time he ages up he sets new records, so it's only a matter of time until he obliterates my record (if someone doesn't beat him to the punch).