Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I started in the 3rd wave, after the pros and the 1st mens wave. I didn't realize until the 1st wave started that this would be a run from the beach start. when I got lined up there were alot of guys in front of me. The first 100-meters were kind of crazy with bumping and trying to get in a rythum. I prefer to not draft and stay away from the other swimmers...even if I am swimming a few extra meters in the process. Early in the swim I got tangled up with some other guy. I was trying to swim towards the outside (away from everyone) and he was trying to swim towards the inside. Anyway, we both stopped for a second...I gave a quick headnod and was on my way. From that point I pretty much swam on my own and felt really good. Staying to the outside of the other swimmers and keeping it a comfortable pace. The swim went by very fast. Time on my watch was actually 2-minutes faster than the official time due to an uphill run of maybe 200 yeards from the swim beach to the transition.

I should have postioned my self better to avoid the chaos of the start. My wave had M 45 - 60, plus the clydes. I think I was about the 20th out of the water of this group. But I started behind the majority of them. Overall though, I am pleased with my swim.

well by my watch this was 330 but that's because I timed from the end of the swim which included the run up to transition. I stopped and had the wetsuit stripper remove my wetsuit. That was awesome! My transition time was slower than the 3-guys in my AG that finished in front of me...but really, this was one of my better T1 transitions.

I would have run faster from the swim beach to transition. pick a spot closer to the bike exit.

I have been on this couse many times. last triathlon I did here I averaged over 23mph on basically the same course. my cyclometer read 13-miles vs the 11.5 miles that the RD had indicated. Well, we all did the same course so it really didn't matter. I prefer a longer bike anyway.

Felt really good the entire ride was only passed once and I passed more riders than I can remember. Actually, I was kind of glad when I did get passed by the one guy as it helped me pick it up a bit outside of my comfort zone. I couldn't pass him back though. I was somewhat surprised as usually when passing people in a tri you can feel them challeging you a bit...resulting in a somewhat harder effort. seemed everyone I passed just dropped back. Nobody repassed me.

My avg HR was 139 for the bike portion. That is barely Z4. For a sprint I know I am capable of upper Z4, lower Z5. I wasn't paying attention to this while I was riding but I should have pushed it a little harder.

still slowest of all the AG guys that finished in front of me. But under a minute I think is one of my fastest transitions ever! Also, I think usually I get to the 2nd transition and I am so cooked from the bike that I will sit down and change my shoes. Not that my legs felt fresh, they were tired. But I never sat down and the shoe exchange went rather well.

I took time to dink water while in transition. then as soon as I exited for the run they had water. I should have skipped the water in transition.

All other tris and running events at CC Rez I have done have been on courses that parallel the reservoir. Flat and fast! I was surprised when I looked at the map that this run course had an uphill start. Not that I was upset with it though...actually, it was somewhat of a relief as my knees give be some grief when I start flat or downhill. I was actually happy to see an uphill start. Right away on the run I started passing people...a couple guys were actually walking. I was feeling pretty decent as I approached the top of the hill when I could hear footsteps behind me. I didn't look back but from the sounds of his stride I thought it was one of the clydedales about to pass me. Turned out it was a little guy...but man was his heavy on his feet! Anyway, he pulled away from me on the hill but I was keeping pace with him when the course flattened out. The course soon turned to dirt trail when I heard someone behind me...I knew it was a girl before I ever saw her. She was moving and I knew she was on fire because the female AG started 10-minutes after mine. I didn't even try to stay with her. about a minute later I was passed by another girl. I wish I could have picked it up for some pace booty but it just wan't going to happen. Around this time I started drifting into WTF happened on the bike? I knew I was passing people and was not getting passed but I had expected to finish the bike in 30-minutes. I was looking at my watch and trying to calculate splits and figured I was well over 30-minutes. Anyway, I sort of lost focus for a while until at about mile 2 I was about to get passed again. I picked it up but I couldn't hold him off. He passed me and I thought he might be in my AG but he didn't have his age on his calf. I stayed on his heels and must have passed a dozen guys that last mile. I wasn't able to catch him but turned out he wasn't in my AG anyway.

Overall I am pretty happy with the run. I felt good, never needed to take water, passed a lot of runner's and was only passed 4-times. I drifted off there for a while between miles 1 and 2. I should have kept my focus. Also, as with the bike my effort was under threshold. I know I am capable of doing a sprint at threshold pace.

Not much. Stopped to pee. grabbed a water and found my dad. We hung out for a while and enjoyed to post race food. Stayed for the awards and prize give away. I didn't win anything.


I can't believe how fast this race went by! Seems almost like a blur. I definately had the endurance for this event but really was not prepared for a sprint. the 2 events I have done this year have been longer type events. I think had I run a 5K or 10K, some consistant tempo runs, or TTs, or another sprint my fast twitch muscles may have been better prepared for the short distance.


What an awesome day for the event! Clear skies and temps in the 50s to start and warmed well into the 70s or 80s. I like supporting Racing Underground. I have never been disppointed with any of the events they have managed and they usually have good post race activities, including prize drawings. This year they gave a way a set of Zipp wheels! I would definiately do this event again but I would have a couple suggestions:
1. make sure the bike course (or any couse) is what you say it is. it's one thing to be off by maybe a half mile. but I estimate that the bike portion was 1 1/2 mile long!
2. Get a beer sponsor!
I'm willing forego # 1 for #2. :)