The Austin Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Didn't feel like that great of a swim, but it was top 20% in the AG and top 25% overall. Should have gone a little bit easier anyway.

Horrible transition. Couldn't get the damn wetsuit off my feet. Of course, the absolute worst timing chip in history was part of the cause. Who the hell provides a timing chip for a triathlon that sticks up an INCH from the athlete's leg??? Big black marks to Run Far for that. Really surprising, too, since this is hardly their first time.

Nothing. I didn't want to take the chance of tearing up my wetsuit on that damn chip.

Woohoo. Second fastest bike split in the AG and although the run that followed wasn't great, I really don't think it was a result of going to hard on the bike. I just didn't feel like I was pushing too hard. I didn't even glance at my power numbers until I was coasting towards the dismount line.

The rain probably helped there. I know I passed people that were taking it a little easier when the rain was pouring down. I wasn't one of them. I just hammered like I normally do. I'm to dumb to worry about going down.

Not a damn thing.

A little slow getting the socks and running shoes on, but much better than T1.

Not a great run, but not bad, either.

A 10k run hasn't been my focus the last 7 weeks.

Immediately signed up for the massage. Ate some food, hung out and talk to some friends and BTers.


Lack of Olympic specific training, really. With a correct distance run course, this was really a 2:27:xx effort, which is still better than my goal. I could probably knock off another 3 minutes or more if this distance was the focus of my training.


Biggest hit against this race were the timing chips that Run Far inexplicably decided to use. They were horrible. The were huge bulky plastic about 2"x1". What made them so much worse, though, was that they were about 1" THICK. That made getting your wetsuit on or off over it nearly impossible. I can't fathom why they used those.