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Feeling Good Allllllllllll Riiiiiiiiiiight!

Here are two of the photos from my Super Sprint last weekend.  Let’s just say that the bike and “swim” photos didn’t come out that well.

And YES I am rocking the singlet.  ;-)

The 5th Fastest Fat Guy

I had a great race this morning!

I competed in the Peachtree City Super Sprint Triathlon.  This was a 300 yard swim, 8 mile bike and 2 mile run. 

I completed the race in 1:03:26 - Good enough for 5th place in the Clydesdale division (Men over 200 pounds).  I finished 104th out of 205.

My splits were:

  • SWIM: 6:44
  • TRANSITION-1: 1:31
  • BIKE: 28:56 (16.6 MPH)
  • TRANSITION-2: 2:10
  • RUN: 24:07 (12:04 min/mile)

Now my GPS watch showed the run at 2.29 miles with a 10:39 min/mile pace, but whatever.

This is a HUGE improvement over my first triathlon where I came in 166th of 171.  I also made substantial improvement on my swim.  The first triathlon swim was 400 yards and I completed it in 18:35.  This was 300 yards in 6:44.

The Swim

The Swim felt really good.  I was able to get into a nice groove and just stick with a slow and steady stroke.  I concentrated as much as possible on keeping my kick to a miniumum, as that is normally what wears me out (too much kicking).  I did get a little freaked out with sighting (making sure I was heading in the right direction), causing me to pick up my head too often.  But for the most part, I felt really good.  I was surprised how tired I felt getting out of the water.  But I blew away my pre-race goal of 10 minutes.

The Bike

The bike kicked my ass.  I’m not used to starting out bike rides with a high heart rate and it really shows, especially on hills.  It was super draining going up those hills.  I just felt like I was constantly out of gas.  I went as fast as 32 mph and as slow at 6 mph.  I spent a lot more time on the low end of the scale than the fast.  I do most of my riding on a fairly flat trail and this race showed me that I need more time on hills.

The Run

When I got into the transition area off of the bike and started to change into my running gear, I got a really bad cramp in my leg that caused me to fall down right in front of my racked bike.  It took me a few seconds to massage it out and get my shoes on.  I made my way to the transition exit, but immediately started walking due to the cramps.  Thankfully there was a Gatorade stop right there and I was able to get some nutrients that really helped.  It took about 1/2 mile, but I eventually got into a rhythm of about 10 min/mile but had walked once on each mile, bringing my average up.  I ended up finishing strong, and I even had a little left in the tank.

Overall I am extremely happy with the results from today.  I had a goal of finishing in 1:00:00, but 1:03 is good enough for me.  Last year that time would have been good enough for 2nd Fastest Fat Guy, and an award.  I’ll take that.

Next up is the Savannah Sprint Triathlon (500 yard swim, 13.1 mile bike and 3.1 mile run) on June 11th.

Actually, next up is the Warrior Dash tomorrow.  =)

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