Super Sprint Eliminator

Super
 Sprint Eliminator, Sunday 7th June 2009 at Sandy Bay
Semi:
250m Swim+ 6.15KM Bike +1.6KM Run
Final:
300m Swim+ 8KM Bike + 2KM Run

Sunny hot day :flag: , but not like Hainan. It was a super sprint triathlon which i never been doing a race like this and realise the super sprint race required a more focus, zero mistake and involved more power to finish. Its not a easy race for me.

We arrived at 6AM, the air is very fresh and the volunteer helped me to body mark, get registered. It seems that the volunteers is much more than the athletes. I racked my bike very causually, and dipped some water and walk to the Track for the race briefing. I listen very carefully and tring to imagin the laps in my mind. As i know this is a very short race, it is important to understand the course in every details. Then we walk up to the pool and ready for the swim.

Unluckily, i was in a different heat of the Sonic girls. So, i started first. 7 girls is ready at the shallow pool and started to swim in a clockwise laps for 2 times. from the beginning of 50meter, i think i swam q good and catching the people in front of me. However, when i turn the first buoy i realised i was the last one swimming in he pool. I felt powerless and i couldnt do my power kick as usual. Possibly due to no warm up and we are not familier to present the best as it start. For the long course athletes, we required more warm up. It was a totally different experience for me. I run up from the pool and run towards the track which is 300meter away.

I pushed my bike to a small slope up to the mount area and started to discover this new couse at the first lap. Four time of hill repeat which made me so exhausted. I tried to fill up water as many as possible during the short flat road at Cyber port. Time is running so quickly, i done my bike and back to transition. Unluckily, i bring my wrong pair of shoe without elastic shoelace which took me few minute to slip in the shoes. I ran so quickly toward the track and started to do the 4 laps run. feeling so exhausted at the end i think i give out all i can.
We think we are ready for shower and the breakfast time! :r :r :r

Not sure is a good news or bad. Me and Susanna announced to be part of the final. We rushed back to the T1 and get ready for this. At first, i'm not sure i want to do it or not,i feel so exhausted and i feel i'm a bit dehydrated. Susana talked to me, we do it for Sonic. So, we go and ready to be "KO" soon. Then, we go for the second round with a bitz longer distance while the guys (Kenneth, TT, Ivan W, Billy) is doing their semi-final. The 8 girls started in the deep water very relaxed, AM explained once again to us on the laps in bike and run in the water. Fenella just ask if we are ready or not to start, so we started in a very relax mode. The swim is much easier this time which i don't have a suffocated feeling. Bike is hard this time, we have to do 5 times hill repeat. Susanna is doing so great on the bike, she passed my on the last 2 laps, i can just see her dust behind. She is like a rocket on the bike! :clap: :clap: I racked my bike at T2, and ready for the 5 laps run. I tried to slow down my pace at the first 2 laps, as i know i have to push myself at the end. After the first 2 laps, i picked my the steady pace andstarted to push myself faster to run through till the end. Thanks Lin, TT and Chris for their cheer up on every laps! :-C :-C :-C After the 5 laps, we enter the center of the track and run diagonally toward the finish and call it a day!!!! :C :C :C :C

After a short rest, we started a real food breakfast with fresh grill saugage, onion hot dog, fresh fruit, tarts, juice and drink. I think this is the ever best breakfast after a race! Many thanks to the sponsor :salut: :salut: IHP started a short thank you to everyone take part in the race and the volunteers and the prize presentation.

Thanks once again to IHP, they organise a very good race to us with lots of support and they explain the race couse many times to us. Very good breakfast and the race course,facilities. Thanks for the volunteers for their hard works under the heat! And our coach Kenneth, he demostrated the "NOT TO DO" during the race! And of course his training guidance and support!

Gigi
Wongster is prepareing the long and awaitted 70.3 China report with photos. Hopfully will be out soon!