Jackie Kallal Sprint Tri
So I was in my hometown race over the weekend. The weather was alot better than I thought it was going to be at the start. Even with the good weather though, the lake was very rough. The swim took me about 3 minutes longer than anticapted which forced me to alter my goals and pace through the remainder of the race. My bike split was somewhere between 19 and 20mph (based on the time it took me recorded by my parents). I was happy with that for the bike course. The run is where I had problems. Little did I know that morning I ate a food that does not agree with me, and within a half mile of the run I was experiencing muscle and stomach cramps. This forced me to slow my pace on the final mile of the run. The overall result was a minute faster than last year and a final postion of 14 out of 200. Not bad, but I was not happy with the overall finish. I could have had top 10 if I would have had a better race.
Now it's time to make the final prep for my first half Ironman. I will be in Morgantown WV on the 28th and 29th of June finishing my first race at the half-iron distance. I'll post a full report within a few days after the race.
Matt