Graniteman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This felt like a good swim and turns out it was. I went to the right side since I tend to drift left a little but I swam pretty straight. No one around me to draft off, most were to my left. This was my best swim pace yet.

Not much.

This was a terrible T1. I dropped my swim cap so went back to get it then I had all kinds of trouble getting my wetsuit off my left leg. I had not peeled the bib part off until I got to my TA spot and I think what happened is part of the upper strap went into the leg so the suit got tight. I tried step and pull and sit and peel off heel both numerous times. Finally got it off. I knew each second was precious with Charlie Roach and Larry Stracke both racing and this added to my frustration.

+55 sec in AG 11/19. A normal strength turned into at least a 30 to 45 negative.

I think peeling down the bib on the way to TA spot helps to keep the upper half outside the suit and legs.

I felt this was a really good bike, I went really hard. Lot's of 2:37 miles. Garmin had 15.32 miles and 40:13 time for 22.8 pace, I may have started a little late. Going with Garmin mileage and race time gets me to 22.6 avg, so I think the 22.2 is a little low.

First race with my own used/new race wheels, HED Jet 6 front and HED Jet 3 rear disc.

2nd in AG +1 sec behing leader, this is much more like my normal transitions.

Nothing

Garmin had distance at 3.01, I may have started a little late. I caught a guy in my AG going up the last hill, the overpass on 94. I passed him but he picked up his pace and stayed with me. On the downhill to the finish we were side by side, we split one runner and then it was just us to finish. He had a little mor eleft than me about 20 yards out he edged ahead of me and I couldn't keep up. He beat me by a second. He ended up averaging 7:26 to by 6:42 on the run. We chatted some afterwards, his name was Jeff Grover and it turns out that was for 3rd place. My target pace was 6:45.

Better T1 and it wouldn't have been close. Maybe I should have waited to pass until closer to the end but I wasn't sure who else might be ahead of us. I did finish 25 seconds ahead of Larry Stracke so it's the first time I beat him.

Water then some pics of Barb finishing. Scott started far enough ahead of me I didn't pass him on the course. I won the 1st door prize, but it was just another towel.


This was not an A race, I had some tough training leading up to the race. My first sprint of the year and I went hard on all 3 legs.


I finally beat Larry Stracke, one of goals for the year and then didn't even get a podium spot. I beat him by 25 seconds and in aech of the s/b/r legs. He had me by 56 secs in transitions due to my poor T1. A great race for me, very happy with my times. Too bad for me, it was my first non-podium race of the year by only 1 second and caused primarily by my bad T1.