West Point Lake Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Not very many people in the wave so it wasn't very difficult to get through the crowd. I did have to alter my breathing for the first 200 meters. The sun was so bright I switched to left side breathing. On the way back I was able to go back to breathing every 3 strokes.

Straighter path to the buoy and maybe a little faster.

I didn't realize my transitions were this fast. I scraped my toe in the water before the swim start and it was bleeding just a little. I didn't think riding and running without socks would be a good idea so I took the time to put socks on. I do not regret that decision.

Nothing

Disappointing finish but I'm not sure how I could have done better in this early race.

I must improve my climbing skills to get my avg speed higher.

I really felt like this took about 5 minutes. I could not rack my bike until I moved the bike next to me over some. As soon as I pushed it in that direction, it fell off and knocked over the bike next to it. I felt obligated to reracking both of the other bikes and finally got to mine. I still haven't converted back to Yankz so I had to tie my shoes too.

Park next to a better racer!

I was hoping to have a much better run than past years at this race and ultimately thought I would have my best 5K in a triathlon. My first half mile was really good and that would have accomplished all of my goals. I made the turn to start running uphill toward the water station at mile 1 and had to do my first walking session. That was the first of many until the turnaround. Once I made the turn, I was thinking I would have much more downhill running. It wasn't has steep an incline and even had some more uphills to deal with. I was able to run the last half mile without stopping and got in just ahead of 42 minutes. Not fast for many people but about a minute faster than my best run here.

In hindsight I must have been expecting a little too much and might have gone out a little too hard. I'm going to try doing a little less walking in my workouts so I can learn to slow down to a jog and still get my HR back in the performance zone.

I enjoyed some water and a little fruit. I then went and took off my shoes and got under the shower for some really comforting cool water. Talked with a few friends and got ready to head back to the ATL for my concert.


An inability to control my HR and recover without walking. It was not that hot so I'm not sure what was the source of the problem but it is something that I need to address.


GA Multisports are a great organization and I enjoy doing their races and volunteering for their events.