2011/12 Gatorade Tri Series Race #6 Report

We were treated to ideal conditions for Race #6 of the 2011/12 Gatorade Triathlon Series which was held at the picturesque Portarlington on Sunday. This year saw the inclusion of a long course race which was held in conjunction with the sprint race. Because of the training phase I am currently in and my upcoming race calender I opted for the sprint distance this time around.

Due to the number of athletes that would be out on the bike course at the one time it was decided that the elites race would be non-drafting. This was the first time in the 5 years I have been racing the Gatorade Series that we have raced non-drafting. Luckily this style of racing suits me down to the ground, so I was quite happy to bring along the TT bike for an outing.


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The race kicked off at 8.20am with a lovely swim around the Portarlington pier. The water was warm, clear and flat. I had a great swim, exiting the water with the lead girls, ripped throughout transition and headed out onto the 1 lap 26km bike course in 1st position. My new Oppy TT bike once again felt great and I came off the bike in 1st. It was then onto the 8km out and back run. The run course follows the coast, with views across to the city, so there is definitely plenty to look at! I managed to put in a solid run to cross the finish line in 1st place with a 3min40sec buffer to 2nd.

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Huge thank you the Robyn and Steve from Team Barefoot for providing us with team accommodation for the Saturday night, it certainly beats driving down from Melbourne on race morning.

One more race left (GTS Race #7) in 2 weeks time, then it's off the the US for a big season of racing!

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