I felt pretty good heading into the sprint race, as I was worried about being tired from White Lake just this past weekend. Race went pretty well. I hoped for a podium spot and scored 3rd, so I'm content.
Swim: I guess I'm the only swimmer that doesn't sprint out at the start. I suppose I should start, b/c I felt like I had to swim over 10 people heading to the first turn. Oh well, I guess they do call it a sprint race for a reason. I lost a good amount of time trying to get around people...lesson learned. Swim was OK, not spectacular. I had 5 guys out ahead of me, so I had my work cut out for me on the bike.
T1: Terrible. In a hurry to get out on the bike, and I lost probably 10 seconds trying to get my shoes on. I need to practice this!!
Bike: HILLY!! Whoever said rolling hills needs to be shot : ) It was either up or down with about 1 mile of flats. Hammerred as best I could to get in a good position for the run. Came off the bike a distant second right in front of third. I wanted to hold onto second at this point.
T2: Crap. Lost another 5-10 seconds trying to get my feet out of my shoes and on top of the shoes while still pedalling. I really need to practice this. 20 seconds lost due to shoes is too much in a race so short.
Run: OK, now I remember I just did a half ironman last weekend. My legs couldn't get out of 2nd gear for anything. Well, excuses didn't make me go any faster. I was a sitting duck to be run down. I made it back in 3rd place. It was a pretty tough Open field, so I'm happy with that.
Looking forward to Lake Murray this weekend. Longer bike segment, which suits me well. I'll practice my transitions this week, too.
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