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Comments: I must say I really wanted to like this course because of the exit and re-enter thing, but the way we were all just bunched in the water and they said "GO!" , kind of put me off. I don't mind a wave start, but with EVERYBODY, come on. Thank goodness I'm a big guy or I would have been battered senseless. That's why I put GOOD for first 200m performance, because I survived the washing machine first half-loop. The second lap was better with the thinning out of racers, and I found a great stroke, feeling pretty good. Oh, and I wish they'd get better mats over top of the sharp rocks if we have to run over them again next year. What would you do differently?: During all the standing around waiting for the start I would have nudged up front. At least I'd be fighting the other swimmers in the front of the pack and take some time off of my race.  Transition 1
Comments: Here is where I missed having timing chips to see my splits. I blew through T1. Helmet & glasses on quick, grabbed bike over my shoulders, and had a running start with shoes already clipped in. This had to be my fastest T1 ever, but I'll never know... What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: I liked this course, though I could have used some longer stretches of just flat road to stay aero. I ran into a few miles of cars & trucks ahead of me waiting to pass fellow racers while I sucked on their fumes, but all in all the motorists were courteous to us. Most of the racers must have been pretty equal on the bike as I didn't get passed by many people, nor did I pass many either. I think this race finally found me coming into my own with gear shifting. I seemed to always be in a good gear for my cadence. What would you do differently?: Practice hills! Transition 2
Comments: Again, another sweet transition. I was watching a fellow Clyde just ahead of me, and I made some distance up on him during T2. What would you do differently?: I still have to pull on socks for runs over three miles. So I guess better shoes would solve that.  Run
Comments: Holy Moly the Hills! This is where my race really faltered. I let the hills beat me. I couldn't reel in the Clyde who was just ahead of me. This course mentally whipped me. What would you do differently?: Brick workouts on some hills. Post race
Warm down: Ate a banana and drank some water. What limited your ability to perform faster: My RUN!!!! Event comments: I don't mean to rate this race so low and bash it, because I really liked doing this race. It's just that with this level of competition, we need a more organized swim start, and some freakin' timing chips. I'm not really even sure my time was as good as they said it was. That being said, I'll be back next year to have my revenge on the Summer Sizzler. Last updated: 2008-07-17 12:00 AM
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Great Smoky Mountains Triathlon Club
88F / 31C
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Age Group = clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 4/9
Up at 4:05 am for a 4:30 departure from the house. Mapquest had it at 2 hours to drive from Marietta to Hiawassee, but it only took 1:45 due to the early hour (though the fog on the road was heavier than I thought it would be). Ate an energy bar and drank some coffee & water during the drive. Very easy to find the GA Mountain Fairgrounds.
After checking in, I got a nice spot in transition and set up. Then I just walked around, stretched a little, talked with some fellow racers.
I just want to note here that this race had some serious athletes present. There was a lot of kick-A equipment, and some hard, core no-nonsense people. After trying to talk to some of them (robots) I began to wonder if any Kona spots were on the line. Oh well, to each their own. But the results show that some good times were posted.