Redman Triathlon - Half Redman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The water on the way out was shallow enough that you could stand up. I didnt but people in front of me did and i kept swimming into them. The firs 200 was a brutal wash. Fi ally cleared ou at the end of the out leg because it got deep enough that people had to swim.

This was my best HIM swim time ever but it didnt feel really smooth. Still, i was fairly happy. Except the asshats standing up every 10 feet. Its not an aquajog, fu**ers!

Swim faster, avoid the bluehairs wih their noodles walking.

Welp itd rained like a motherbitch so my socks were soaked through. Oh well. Took a second to eat an uncrustable. It was raining still. It felt good to come out of the water with peeps from my wave for once!

Nothing except put the shoes and socks in a plastic bag.

Rode the first six miles in spitting rain and getting sprayed by others wheels. At mile 6 or 7 we had to get off our bikes and carry them around a flooded area of a street. Volunteers were feverishly sweeping the water off the road but it was pretty deep. Crazy. Rode with Brad from St. Louis for awhile. Stopped at halfway to drain the main vein. On the way back decided to hammer a little. I was way behind so I needed to play catchup. Came into t2 smilin and enjoyin life.

Nothing. It was slower than Id have liked but dadgummit that was fun!

Ran to my spot and racked my bike. Packed six endurolytes into a pillbox for the run and put downed three Ibuprofin. Preemptive anti-inflammatories! Stopped to drain the lizard one more time and off I went. Forgot my Garmin but didnt want to waste time.

Remember my Garmin.

The goal was just to run 9:00s and take it easy on the foot. Yeah since I forgot my Garmin in T2 I didnt know how fasT I was running. At the mile 1 marker I was about a 7:55 and felt fine. Figured Id keep the pace until it started to hurt.

That was about mile 4. But the pain wasnt that bad so I HTFU'd and kept the pace. The goal became a 1:44 instead of a 1:57. At halfway I was at 52 flat so I was right on pace! That lasted until about mile 10. When my gut started hurting from all the gels I was eating. But I was starving! So to avoid revisiting my gels I slowed a little. Tis better to slow and not yak than yak at all.

Saw Wavedog and Tom (climbin5414) and TxMPGal who were FLYING! Saw LisaC and LindaKC and a few others.

The run was good except having to run through ankle-deep puddles the whole way. Oh well, HTFU right! We're triathletes. Thats what we do.

Maybe ease up off all the gels. That crap is still lodged in my gullet. Seriously I cant get it out. I need a bottle of Ex Lax, the ability to text Zilla, about a half-hour and indoor plumbing an Ill be good as new.

Got food and went over to the speedforrent ten with Robyn and Wave and chilled. Went and showered at the hotel and then layed down for a while.


Rain, lack of muscles and The Bee Gees. Crazy Australian bastards. Or New Zealanders. Whatever.


Great race! Road trip for me and Wave, got to see Robyn and the dogs and had a good time at a race of epic precipitations!