Subject: RE: Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon : Official ThreadNot sure how I feel about this race. I beat my Tri the Creek time and finished in the top half of the clydesales, but it's the first race where I didn't feel like I left absolutely everything on the course and I don't think I performed as well as I could have. I was somewhat unfocused a couple of times during the race and totally blew the swim in the first hundred yards when I had a mini-panic attack (after I calmed down, I actually felt like I had my best open water swim of the three I've done ). My T1 was terrible too. I just felt sluggish throughout the whole thing. The bike course was a little short as others have mentioned, I had 11.xx (I'll have to go check the gps ) and didn't hit start on the 305 immediately, so I'd say it was .5-.75 miles short. For some reason it is impossible for triathlon race directors to have accurate measurements. The run seemed off too, at least the mileage markers, the first seemed long, but from 2 miles in it seemed short. I didn't take the GPS on the run because I wanted to try not having it for once and I just end up aggravated when the mileage is off (which it has been in one direction or another in all three previous races ). I liked the run course better than the the Tri the Creek run, or the Rattlesnake. While I'm not a fan of hills, I found it more interesting than those runs. The thing I didn't like was the way the transition was set up. Tri the Creek was way better. Having the bike out & in at the same exit created a big advantage to putting your bike at that end. Looking back, I really like the way Tri the Creek grouped you with your age group too. It was a nice way to end the season, however, and I really liked getting a sweatshirt instead of another t-shirt. Thanks to those of you who volunteered! |