Tri Peachtree City Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Not a great start. The running in seemed very sudden and I was a little shocked by the number of people in the water around me and the conditions of the lake (black, choppy, and TONS of seaweed). I tried to find some faster swimmers to draft off, but no luck. I liked the course and navigated the buoys very well. I was elated to see the beach approach so quickly ...

Gone down to the swim start beforehand and gone through the course in my mind in lieu of warmup. I would have pushed a little harder, too, especially knowing how short the course felt when I finished.

Pretty smooth, except for hang-up with my new sunglasses. First time racing with them and when I picked them up they were completely fogged over! Ahh! Since they don't fold, I couldn't stick hang them on the outside of my shirt. I wasted maybe 5-10 seconds thinking about what I should do before figuring something out and taking off. The run out of transition with my bike seemed like it took FOREVER. (and looking at my time - it did!)

Foggy glasses strategy.

Horrible start - Profile aero bottle was not secured with the velcro and was falling out! I wasted at least two minutes trying to string the loop through (which I can barely do while standing BESIDE the bike) and had no luck. I was getting passed by tons of people. ARRGHH! I would have totally just pitched the bottle if I didn't need what was in it! I finally figured something out and started hammering. Had a good ride and was fortunate to have a few fast ladies push me in the last 1/3. Was surprised how many fast women I had never seen before were out there. Had lots of chances on this course to practice turning and cornering, which are NOT my strong suit!

Make sure my bottle is secured BEFORE I start! I lost some key time there and my average reflected it. :-( I should have pushed harder, too.

This was a smooth transition. Until I can figure out how to get out of my shoes before I dismount (no time soon!), this is as good as it gets for me. ;-) That was a loonnnnng run with bike shoes on though!

Nothing.

The women who were near me on the bike got ahead of me coming out of the transition and I had to let them go while I found my rhythm. Got into a nice rhythm after about 1/2 mile and caught two of them, the third was in my AG and as much as I wanted to turn it up (I could see her!) I stayed within my limits. Surprised to see that I was really hauling butt when I checked my time at Mile 2, and just hoped I could hold on. I planned to turn it up a gear with about .6 to go, but when it came I found I was already in my highest gear. (good for me!) Took in a little gel, which maybe gave me just a psychological boost if anything, but enough to get me to the finish. Really stayed focused through the whole run today. PR'd by 37 seconds!

Gotten a little more gel down, but other than that, nothing. No doubts that this was my best effort today. :-D

Staggering and gasping for a couple minutes :-p and then walking it off and drinking water. Stretched for a few minutes, then walked around chatting with people and looking for my friend.


Preventable equipment issues on bike.


These organizers seemed to love putting on this race, and that made it fun. The course was fun(except the lake water!), the transition area was very well-organized, the post-race food was good (Startbucks iced coffed was awesome), and the goody bag was great! Nice job Tri-PTC!