Got the Nerve? Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I felt like I had a good swim. Started to the right and went out fairly hard. Had a clean line to the first bouy. I think there was only a couple in my wave ahead at Bouy 1.Made the turn and tried to get into a rhythm I could hold to the end.Felt like I was swimming to my ability.Got passed by a few in my wave and also caught some of the previous wave and making the turn at the 2nd bouy was a little crowded. Made the turn and sighted the final bouy and headed for home. Took a little time off last year's swim.

Warm up swim would have been helpful.

A little sloppy getting the wetsuit off but not too bad. Room for improvement there. Everything else went ok. Carried some HR into transition from running uphill with the wetsuit on which always seems to make transition feel a little choppy. 16 seconds faster than previous year.

More practice getting out of the wetsuit.

My goal for the bike was to ride strong but not too hard. Trying to find that effort that gives me a strong ride but still have legs for the run. I felt I did that today. Recorded almost exactly the same time as last year(when perceived effort was much higher and had no legs for the run)The climbs are always challenging but I managed my efforts well and felt strong the whole ride.

Not much, maybe more interval work.

Good smooth transition.

Nothing

My primary goal for this race was to be able to run strong and avoid cramping. Came out of transition at a good pace. Held back a little until the legs started feeling good and picked it up gradually until I felt I was at the pace I could hold to the finish. Coming out of the rail trail onto the road was with 2 guys in my AG. I followed to the top of the hill and then accelerated a little and one guy dropped. Stayed with the 2nd guy until about 75 yds out and then sprinted. Quick look back and he wasn't coming so cruised across the line feeling good about the run. Took over two minutes off last years run time so was happy that I executed my race plan effectively.

Could have used a little more interval training.

Light stretching


Have been training for Eagleman 1/2 Ironman since Feb. and have been doing a lot of volume and just recently began integrating speedwork. If I was training for sprints would have had more interval and speedwork built in prior to this race. More runs off the bike would have helped too.


This is a great race and as it is close to home makes it really nice. Great organization and lots of great volunteers. Highly recommend this event.