Just wondering what strategy those of you who compete in sprints use on race day. Our season down here in the Southeast is made up predominantly of sprint distance races. We do a longer race or two during the year, but the bulk of what we do are sprints of varying distances (400-600 s/12-15 b/5K r). My strategy in the past has been to just hit all three events wide open and go just as hard as I can. However, I have been re-thinking that a bit lately. I think my strategy has been flawed -- I began considering this after a sprint I did Saturday in which what I thought was a lackluster bike performance turned into my fastest run split yet and led to a pretty good finishing time. So what's the best way to approach a sprint? FWIW, I'm pretty slow, especially on the bike and run (swimming is my best of the three sports). I finish mid pack overall, but usually in the bottom half of my age group (the uber-fast 30-34 group).
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