Siesta Beach Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint

first half went very smoothly, second half not so well but not bad. stayed out from the pack and maybe even in the back 1/3 of the wave. Swam with some other swimmers at my pace.

train more for the swim

long sandy run from the beach to T1.
Switching gear was fast, but because of being positioned in the back of T1, i decided to leave the shoes on the bike so I could run more efficiently thru T, it took me a while to get clipped back on.

practice mount

I was esp ticked by mr pink bike/pink leopard print shorts who was blatantly drafting off of everyone he could. My race went well. Brought along one lg bottle with mixed carbs

nothing - perhaps not let the drafters tick me off

quick T2

nothing

it was not easy for me to run in the loose sand, and as ususal, a ton of people passed me on the run. only water station was at turnaround; i noticed this so I drank 2 and poured 1 on me. got caught and passed by every FTC member, at the end it was Christine who gave me the mental stamina to push hard. we crossed the line together in a sprint but she started 3 mins after me, so her time was 3 mins faster - Thanks!

not sure if runing in sand is necessary, but doing more speed work will absolutely help

quick shot of water and brief massage.


speed


i was overly surprised by the number of volunteers & guards, and then the post race food (wow!!). not much in regards to activities. I did this race a few yrs ago when it was part of the Publix circuit and was very disappointed then, but this is a big improvement from then even though it is still organized by AltaVista.