LongHorn Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Festival - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

started well but quickly had issues sighting due to some minor fog in goggles. seem to do ok finding buoys but tended to round them rather wide. once i started catching waves the sighting really suffered b/c i couldnt tell if a saw a buoy or a swim cap b/c people were all over the place. on the way back in i got really wide right b/c i sighted the exit wrong and had to swim an extra 50m or so along the shore to get to the exit.

get new googles for big races!!!!!!!!!!

ran really hard to my bike but once i go my suit off i struggled to get my arm warmers on. i also decided to go with socks and run in my shoes since it was cold out and the grass was wet. lost a good 1min in T1.

started off just right to get the legs going and at mile20 todd gerlach passed me like i was standing still. his wave started 10min after me so i thought damn i am going too slow. i started to pick it up but he just rode away. i continued to push on the bike but overall my legs felt really defeated. i couldnt wait to get off the bike by mile 30. the last 10miles on 969 was a slow uphill into a headwind which really was deflating. and once we finally got near T2 we went up a little climb that caused my quads to start cramping.

i really need to focus on big gear training over the winter. i promise i will b/c otherwise utah is going to eat me alive.

not too bad but with my cramps i couldnt run very fast. i also needed to switch socks and then i put my gear back in the transition bag so i lost some time here again.

for having cramps i really nailed this run. had i not had cramps it would have been several mins faster. everytime i tried to open up my stride to really go my quads would really cramp. i still managed to keep the legs pumping and i think only one AGer passed me the whole run. i feel i did a great job eto manage to cramps by taking several salt tabs along with lots of g-rade which i never drink. i also had a gel flask with lots of salt in it that i would hit right before the aid station so i could chase it with water. my first lap really flew by and the 2nd wasnt too bad but the third really hurt and i was fighting back a #2 really bad. funny thing about the #2, the night is over and i still havent gone. back to the run, i did forget to drop my arm warmers in T2 after i tucked them in my jersey on the bike so i crammed them in the rear of my shorts and did the whole run like that. i probably looked like a dropped a load in my shorts.

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food and drinks!


bike training leading up to the race


great race! this was a first class event that really catered to the athelete and their family. i will be back next year if i am not in kona. i guess i will do this race again in 2011 :)