Anderson Area YMCA Sprint Triathlon 2006

The Anderson Area YMCA Triathlon went off under perfect weather conditions on Saturday morning @ 8am. Sixty competitors from around the Upstate showed up to challenge a very tough sprint course. The race is time trial start (1 person starts every 30 secs) and consist of a 300 yard pool swim, 12.4 mile bike and 5k run. The course starts off very easy and we had the benefit of a tail wind going North on Hwy 81. However the course takes an ominous turn on mile 7 of the bike. The last 5 miles are up and down and directly into a 10 mph wind. By the time you make T2 (bike to run) your legs are feeling the effort of the last 5 miles on the bike. The run course is not an easy 5 k run. Cruelly it immediately takes you up hill out of transition for about 400 meters before giving relief on the flat section of Hwy 81, Marchbanks, Cornelia and Calhoun Rd.. From Calhoun we make a right on Simpson at mile 2.2 and head straight up a brutal hill on Simpson Rd. If the course hasn't already broken you this hill provides a pretty good knock out punch. The race finishes coming back around the YMCA going under the entrance arch and ending on the lower part of the parking area.

The crowd was great and very enthusiastic and it seems as if everyone stayed until the last competitor crossed the line. EventDVD.net was on the scene video taping the race and I here from some reliable sources that the footage is stellar. All participants of the race will receive a complimentary DVD of the race. It should be great viewing!

Included below is the link to the race results. Congratulations to all those who competed.

http://terrytimes.com/results.php