Greenville Sprint Triathlon

Greenville Triathlon2009
Total Time = 1h 13m 25s
Overall Rank = 59/345
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/40

Pre-race routine:Had a pretty tough week of training gearing up for the SC 1/2 and didn't really have any expectations for this race. I was hoping to equal last year's 1:15 but would have been o.k. with missing it a little based on how sore and stiff I felt.

Event warmup:Short 1/2 mile run with strides. 200M swim.

Swim
Comments:Not a great swim. :03 slower than '08 but with a slight shoulder injury. I put in a slower swim time due to the injury thinking I'd have more trouble than I did...big mistake! I passed about 12 people in the first 100! CRAZY! I had to go between 2 big women and hope I didn't offend anyone with a stray elbow or foot! I was as aggressive as I could be trying to make up for the lower start time.
00:07:29 437.45001 yards 01m 43s / 100yards Age Group:10/40Overall:80/345

What would you do differently?:NOT CHANGE MY SWIM TIME!

T1
Comments:Good Transition. Fumbled a little with my right shoe but good otherwise.

Bike
Comments:This was a good bike for me. My computer completely went out and I was just going on feel. I knew I would have to push all the way through in order to equal last year's time. I passed a few people I didn't expect to pass!
Biking 00:42:27 15 miles 21.20 mile/hr Age Group:14/40Overall:83/345

T2
Comments:Good T2. LOVE HEARING MY FAMILY CHEER ME ON!!!

Run
Comments:Good run for me. I really don't like this course at all! The trail portion was rough with the racing flats but relatively short so no big deal. When I hit the half way mark, I could tell I had a good run going. The first mile was a bit labored but by the time I his 1.5 I was in a good rhythm and tried to open my stride a little and maintain tempo. I was all out for the entire run and had nothing left to push through the finish shoot. Felt very good.
Running 00:21:47 03.1099999 miles 07m min/mile Age Group:8/40Overall:607/345

Event comments:Still my favorite! Lots of local friends makes this race a lot of fun!!! SetUp Events ROCKS!