Acworth Women Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

water was really warm. crowd seemed to separate out pretty fast, didn't have to deal with too many crowding issues

nothing, good swim for me

only trouble was usual getting socks onto feet quickly and without wrinkles

nothing, except maybe run a little faster from water to transition

a little less than a minute faster than last year's bike. it seemed like I had to work harder to maintain a good pace. i knew at the time it was gonna cost me on the run. ate a gu between miles 8-9.

i could have considered slowing down a little to conserve my legs a bit for the run, but i didn't really think it would payoff to lose time on the bike for such a short run.

less than a minute. ran all the way entrance and exit.

nothing

i felt slow, was slow. i couldn't get my legs to move faster. I think it was both mental and physical. physical because the hard bike took it out of my legs. mental because the voice in my head was telling me i can't go any faster and maybe i should just walk. I ignored the just walk voice, but I did let it slow me down.

i don't think it was a run problem (other than learning to ignore the negative voice in my head) so much aa a bike fitness issue. I need to bike more and run more afterwards. then maybe my legs will have more left for the run.

sat down and caught my breath back, then hit the free stuff tents and the food table


my goal was 1:24, so I was 2 minutes off. those 2 minutes were lost on the run. I came off the bike at 55 minutes total. i thought to myself if i can just do a 29 minute 5k, i'll hit goal. but i just couldn't get my legs to do it. Still 2 minute improvement over last year, so that part is good.


i love this course, 3rd year for me. improved my time by 2 minutes over last year.