South Carroll Tri-to-Win Sprint Tri
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South Carroll Tri-to-Win Sprint Tri - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: With a seed time of 5:45 for a 400M swim I was in the first wave going against the top 16 swim seeds. I got a bit of a slow start on this swim and found myself behind a number of people in my wave. Kept the pace long and steady and started passing people after the 200 meter mark. I focused on keeping in the aerobic zone and not going into a full sprint mode. Finished about 8th/16 in my wave. What would you do differently?: Better start would help. That's about it. Transition 1
Comments: Not the best T1 ever, I had trouble with my bike gloves and my socks. Forgot to hit my watch timer until I'd already started on the bike so I don't know the exact split, except that it was pretty slow. What would you do differently?: Train to run sprints without socks and cycling gloves. Together these 2 items probably cost me a minute of fooling around. Bike
Comments: After a pretty lousy T1 I started the bike feeling pretty good. Knowing this course, I wanted to get as much of a lead as possible in the first 5 miles, where the course is faster. I passed a few people in Wave 1 who beat me out of T1, and got passed by a couple serious looking cyclists, and then rode pretty much alone the rest of the ride. Once in the hills, around miles 5-7, my speed occasionally dropped below 10 mph, so I was out of the saddle climbing a bit more than usual. I finished about 4th/5th in my wave. Transition 2
Comments: No problems here. Transitioned to running shoes, grabbed my race number belt and was on the run course in less than a minute. Run
Comments: I was the 4th or 5th runner on the course coming out of T2 and I held this position until the turn-around point, where I was passed by a couple runners (not in my age group, though). This is a fairly easy run course, with long gradual uphills followed by long gradual down hills that give you a nice recovery. It was getting hot by 8 am on the run, and I felt sorry for those running in the last few waves which were due to start at 9:30 am. I finished about 8th in my wave and 4th in my age group. Post race
Event comments: This race is a great low-key local race that is well run on a good course. This was my third time for this race and I hope they continue to run it in the future. Last updated: 2006-06-20 12:00 AM
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2006-06-22 12:01 PM |
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2006-06-26 8:07 PM in reply to: #462844 |
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JOANNA M. NICOLAY MELANOMA FOUNDATION
90F / 32C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 25/248
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/26
Left at 5:45 to get to race, which is only 9 miles from home. Arrive and checked in, racked the bike and set up all gear in transition ares. Did some warm-ups and chatted with a few friends.
Lots of stretching at home before leaving for the race. Once set up in transition area ran about 5-7 minutes to get Heart Rate up briefly. I meant to get a 200 meter or so warmup in the pool but ran out of time.