Lake Pflugerville Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Probably my best all round swim ever. Stayed to the outside, so I definitely swam farther than 500m, but it was well worth it staying out of any trouble. My sighting went great. I drafted off several people. I pushed a little harder than normal, but not all out. Had no breathing issues. Great swim, very pleased. My goal was 11min.

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Only negative was I just could not get clipped in. Only lost a few sec but it was annoying.

I really need to start practicing having my shoes already clipped in on the bike.

Outstanding ride! Gave it everything I had until the last mile, when I switched into smaller gear and spun more and stretched my legs a little. Only 3 people passed me. Really pushed hard on the rolling hills and hammered it when I could. Felt great. Never saw my speed dip below 17mph. Did this race and same bike course 2 years ago and improved from a 19.4. Never avg'd this high before in a race. Previous best was right at 20mph.

Nothing, awesome ride. Very happy.

Finish was at the top of a hill, so didn't get my feet out of the shoes like I normally do. Really don't think it cost me any time, as the dismount went well and my rack was close so didn't have to run far in the bike shoes.

I am still hoping one day my feet will allow me to run without socks as that takes the majority of my transition time.

B/c I hammered so hard on the bike, it took me a little longer to get my running pace going. Felt like I was almost walking, but at mile 1 I had done an 8:30 pace. I could feel a side stitch wanting to appear so didn't push as hard as I could. Mile 2 and 3 were at an 8:00 pace. I really wish I could've pushed a little harder but just didn't have anything left. Goal was to break the 8min pace. Came close but no cigar.

Practice more runs after a hard bike workout.

Cold water and a wet towel. Felt good afterward and did some stretching.


The goal is to always get faster, but in this race I don't think things could've gone any better. I improved 7min from the last time I did this race and really had my best swim and bike ever. Run was probably 2nd best run ever. My goal was to get under 1:21 and would be super happy if I broke 1:20. I smashed those with my 1:18:47! This was my best finish ever and finished in the top 17%.


I absolutely love this race and venue. It has become my favorite race and one I will keep doing every year. It has a small race feel but there are some very fast people that come out for this. It has gotten much more organized since I did it 2 years ago. Great job by all the race organizers and volunteers.