Tejas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

My ranking says it all! Only swam 2 times since Ironman 70.3 Texas so my swim was very poor. I knew it would be going in, so I didn't expect alot. I did manage to get into a rhythm on the the way back in and I felt good enough all things considered.

Train. Starting June 21st will be swimming 4 times a week.

How is every thing good and average but the time was so poor? Simple... the dropdown didn't have "fire ants" as an option. When I got to T1 there were fire ants on my cycling shoes!!!!!!!! I'm allergic to fire ants! Seeing as I didn't want to end up in the hospital I took my time and brushed my shoes off with a towel prior to putting them on.

Spray my shoes with some "bug be gone".

The bike went very well. The neighborhood area gave me time to get my heart rate down from T1, after that I got into a good pace. Had a slight wind out and a slight tailwind back, but overall wind had little affect. The best thing about the ride was getting "block" by the motorcycle official. I yelled out "on your left" and they moved right and let me pass. Never thought I would pass one of the officials. The official came up to me after the race an apologized for blocking very cool but unnecessary. We had a good laugh about the situation.

Not much. My goal was 22 and I ended up with 22.2. Still need to work on my ability to push harder.

No T2 info. Got added in with my run time. I know it was slow because there were now fire ants on my run shoes.

Call a pest company and have the transition area sprayed prior to the race.

Run felt good..... was very muggy but actually felt pretty good during the run. The pace of 8:08 per mile actually includes my T2 time so if I conservatively estimate a T2 time of 1:30 (probably longer due to fire ants) it puts my run pace at 7:37 per mile and 13th age group rank (But we will never know). When I saw the 8:08 I was a bit disappointed because I thought I put forth a better effort and I just really wanted to go sub 8 after a good bike.

I'm definitely better at running a slower pace for a longer distance. I need to work on speed, but still want to stay healthy. Just need to find the balance.

Some cold water, and even colder SHINER!


No excuses! It was the same for everybody. I just need to train harder and smarter than 20 guys ahead of me.


It was a very good race. Well organized, and well supported.