There is not a whole lot of strategy in these races in terms of pacing. It is pretty much stay comfortable, controlled and efficient on the swim, then Mary bring the kids into the house the hammer is about to be dropped.I approach both the Sprint and the Olympic Distance events in the same way. Basically biking and running at a pace that I can sustain for the event. Typically, this is high aerobic effort in the beginning on both the bike and the run, then mid to just past midway I am pretty much anaerobic i.e. Heart Rate Zone 4/5.
Based on this, for me training for a Sprint and/or Olympic Triathlon is significantly different then training for an Ironman event. Two opposite ends of the spectrum.
Mikey
