Last sprint triathlon of the season
There it was awaiting me the 18th of September, the last chance I had to reach my goal this year. A sub 1.10.
I didn’t manage to have “the perfect race” till today, it was either due to my performance after being ill or the weather. So, I had high hopes on this one!!
As usual the nerves got to me, but I still managed to stay focused and as I got in the water I felt at ease and prepared. Race started, sea was calm and I soon got in to tempo. I aimed to stay close to someone slightly faster then I was, as instructed by my coach, this helped me get out of the sea in a good time, a few seconds better then the previous race.
I had quite a fast transition and was on my bike in a jiffy!! I was feeling very confident on the bike and overtook quite a lot of participants.
Official time showed 50.22 as I got in T2. This helped me believe that with a strong and steady run 5km run my goal and a P.B was very promising.
I must admit that the support I had gave me the boost I needed to give my best performance. I ran like crazy in this “do or die” situation and although I didn’t do a sub 1.10, I did a P.B. of 1.10.33, which was 55 sec less than my previous P.B.
I am very pleased with my result and glad that I did not let down my coach, family and myself.
In two weeks time I will be competing in my first Olympic Distance in Malta and looking forward to close the season with a good result!
Barry
There it was awaiting me the 18th of September, the last chance I had to reach my goal this year. A sub 1.10.
I didn’t manage to have “the perfect race” till today, it was either due to my performance after being ill or the weather. So, I had high hopes on this one!!
As usual the nerves got to me, but I still managed to stay focused and as I got in the water I felt at ease and prepared. Race started, sea was calm and I soon got in to tempo. I aimed to stay close to someone slightly faster then I was, as instructed by my coach, this helped me get out of the sea in a good time, a few seconds better then the previous race.
I had quite a fast transition and was on my bike in a jiffy!! I was feeling very confident on the bike and overtook quite a lot of participants.
Official time showed 50.22 as I got in T2. This helped me believe that with a strong and steady run 5km run my goal and a P.B was very promising.
I must admit that the support I had gave me the boost I needed to give my best performance. I ran like crazy in this “do or die” situation and although I didn’t do a sub 1.10, I did a P.B. of 1.10.33, which was 55 sec less than my previous P.B.
I am very pleased with my result and glad that I did not let down my coach, family and myself.
In two weeks time I will be competing in my first Olympic Distance in Malta and looking forward to close the season with a good result!
Barry
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