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Comments: Well it sucked. It was my fastest pool swim ever but not by much and I've been working so hard w/ lessons on my swimming. It is very frustrating but I just need to keep working at it. I was passed by 3 people and lost a few seconds letting them go by but I was alone after that. The What would you do differently?: I have to keep practicing.  Transition 1
Comments: It was so muddy in the transition area that my feet were slipping on the pedals when I got on. Also took time to put socks on which I normally would not do in a sprint. Plus debated about what else to wear since it was pretty chilly. What would you do differently?: The weather and conditions added to my extra time.  Bike
Comments: Really good bike. It took me about 5-6m to get warm and into a rhythm but I tried to push it w/o killing myself. The sharp turn and "big hill" had to make me laugh. After I survived Devil's hill twice in NH, this was pretty small. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: I took my socks back off for the run and walked just a little bit to try and get control of my breathing. That didn't happen. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Awesome run - 5k PR even over my standalone time and about 2 min. faster than my tri 5K best. I wasn't sure I was doing so well but I felt pretty strong even though my breathing and HR were off the charts. I did my fast shuffle until my legs loosened up around the 1.5m mark then I tried to push it coming home. What would you do differently?: Keep working on speed and bricks. Post race
Warm down: Stopped after crossing the finish to catch my breath. Then ate some barbeque. :-) What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing - this was one of my best races. Eric's coaching has been great and it is slowly getting better and I'm getting stronger/faster. So the plan is took keep working hard and inching along. Event comments: Well run race and great community/volunteer support. It was a nice way to start the season. Might be nice if the bike was a little longer. Last updated: 2010-02-02 12:00 AM
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 2010-03-28 8:06 AM |
Expert  1797     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia |  Subject: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon |
| 2010-03-28 1:16 PM in reply to: #2753202 |
Master 2501 | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Congratulations, Sam!!! And how can you say your swim sucked when you logged your fastest pool swim ever? Don't be so hard on yourself! Awesome job on the bike and zoomy-zoom-zoom on the run. Way go to. What a great start to the season!!! |
| 2010-03-28 1:24 PM in reply to: #2753202 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon you're all set. no need to do anything else from now to lone star. AWESOME JOB SAM!!! congrats |
| 2010-03-28 2:04 PM in reply to: #2753202 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Great job Sam....19mph on the bike is terrific and that huge running PR is spectacular. Tony better watch out in Lonestar.! |
| 2010-03-28 3:13 PM in reply to: #2753202 |
Expert 1010 Greer, SC | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon WOW! Very impressive that you can avg over 19 on the bike and still run sub 8. Great podium finish! |
| 2010-03-28 5:51 PM in reply to: #2753671 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Great job Sam, very proud of you, congrats on the podium. |
| 2010-03-29 8:52 AM in reply to: #2753202 |
Expert 1007 Missouri | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Great race Sam! Congrats on the 3rd place award! |
| 2010-03-29 9:00 AM in reply to: #2753202 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon Great start to the season Sam!! Now getting ready for the big one coming up!! |
| 2010-03-29 9:25 AM in reply to: #2753202 |
Master 1996 Woodbridge , Virginia | Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon great race... |
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Tony and I spent the night at his mom's then drove 3 hrs. to the race. Ate some breakfast before leaving the house and snacked throughout the morning. It was tough to plan AM food since the race started to late and I went in to the pool an hour later.
Tony and I jogged for about 15 min. before the race started. It at least got the blood flowing.