PrairieMan Half Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Bad swim. I drank a lot of lake water. I later heard others say teh same thing.
I think the cool weather got to me. My start was very lackluster. I felt very ambivalent about being at the race.

Go harder from the start.

Nothing spectacular. My gear was all in bags in an attempt to keep things dry.

There was about a half inch of water in teh transition area due to the rain. I think I saw animals pairing up and heading towards an old man on a boat.

At the pre-race meeting, the RD made a big deal of the wet pavement. I think it made a lot of people ride really slow. The pavement was not slick.

But I made sure to let people know I was coming up on them so they did not swerve or make a panic manuever.

The wind was gusty at times, especially when crossing the bridges.

I need to make sure I stay ahead on my nutrition. I got behind on the second lap and started to bonk. A big swig of Infinit and 10 minutes later all is good. Infinit rocks!

When I got to my rack, a woman who was racking there also had knocke dit over. I took a little time to help her fix it. She won her AG and took 2nd overall. And she just started tris in May.

Nothing.

I wondered if I had gone too hard on the bike. i told myself the run was a new day so forget the bike. It worked. My previous best pace for a 1/2 I run was 11:42. I was at 9 minute miles for the first 6 miles. At the turnaround, I was able to lift the pace. Mistake! At mile 11 the wheels were falling off.

With 1/4 mile to go, the course made a U. I could see someoen coming up quick. In spit eof how I felt, I was not going to get passed with the finish line in site! Apparently, I wanted to not get passed mor ethan he wanted to pass me. Man, that hurt!

Pace better. Wait until mile 9 to open it up.

At pizza and try to stay warm.


I need to train teh run more. Next year's goal: get my run closer to my bike ability.


Need to coment on event start time. The weather conditions were bad. Visibility was low an dteh bike course had to be changed. Start delay was due to safety so it was a non-issue.

I've heard the RD take a beating. I have only done 2 of his races. I can see him being abrasive, but given today's conditions, I think he did a good job.

And speaking of today's conditions, it REALLY made me appreciate any volunteer who showed up today. I thanked each and every one of them.