Race Coverage

A Ton of Fun...

Monday, 24 August 2015 00:10

Swim Start photo by Bridget McCoy. You can see her feet.

By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)

Milwaukee Super Sprint Race Report -

Swim 1:

* In the last minutes before the race start almost everyone decided to take their wetsuits off for the first 325m swim, myself included! In the end it seemed like a wash with it on/off.
* LOVE the dive start format!
* I got smothered in the first 100 meters and decided to drop back and move outside for clear water. I forgot in ITU style racing it’s much more important to be aggressive at the start....

T1-1:

* I tried to legitimately run hard and not let too many people pass me on the 300m run back to our bikes. The fact that Kevin O’Connor was running alongside me with his GoPro was motivating as well.
* At my spot I loved that I was able to quickly put on my new Lazer Z1 helmet because it doesn’t catch and pull my hair, just slides on smooth! It also has a nice spot to put your pony tail. READ MORE