Sampson County Super Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

I think the swim could have been organized better. I think they did the overall seeding per age group and then put groups after each other with out any additional spacing. They would send the next swimmer every 10 to 20 seconds. The fast people in one age group then had to pass the slower people in one before. I passed 4 or 5 people in the swim, and at one point had to walk because people were going to slow. The first person let us pass at a wall but then it took a couple length for the other two to let me pass. I passed the final guy in the lane.

I off seeded myself by 4 sec. I think next pool swim I will seed myself a few seconds faster.

No room in TA. Couldn't pull my shirt on. Had to undress and retry.
My time was 11 in my age group and 70 overall. 30 seconds faster and I would have moved up a spot in my age group

Second time getting dressed has been a problem. Need to go to a one piece

Once on the bike I felt good. It was really cold, and at times a head wind. Got upto speed good but then slowed on a hill and then going over an over pass. Had passed 3 people so far so I was feeling good. At the bottom of the overpass there was a 160 degree turn then a head wind for about a 1 mile. Saw the leaders going the other direction and started counting positions but lost track around 15. Got a few more while fighting the wind and then we turned out of it and then back into it. Caught a tail wind going up to the turn around but had to take the 180 turn kinda slow, and then there was a head wind. Manta was stay small and stay warm. Really worked on the upstroke on these tough sections and I think that helped. Rest of the race was back the way we came. Passed a couple more. Think a total of 8 people. Got passed on a downhill toward the end but passed him again on the following up hill

course seemed longer than 7 miles, but it may have been the cold. I forgot to start my cycle computer

Nothing

This should have only been 40 seconds. Area to crowed

Nothing

Nice well marked course. I got passed by two people within the first quarter mile. At the time my watch had me going 7:50 pace which was a little fast for me. One of these guys were in my age group. Leg were really heavy and cold and it only got worse as I ran. Got passed by third person with less then half a mile left and stayed with him. He was not in my age group. Fourth guy was within 100 yards and not in my age group.


Had my GPS watch on but it took twenty seconds to find a satellite and I had the course at 2.07, Guessing it was 2.1 in total.

Haven't run any bricks this year. Really need to get faster on the run.

walked around


Cold


Would have rated higher but the swim would need to improve some.
Volunteers were great and course was well marked