LongHorn Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Festival - Triathlon

Swim was brutal, especially at the start. I got majorly beat up! Did a MUCH better job at sighting and staying on course than I usually do. I literally touched 4 buoys and ran straight into one!

Practice with the wetsuit more and do more open water swims. I held back a little too as this was my first HIM, so wanted to make sure I didn't overdo.

Was better than I expected, so was happy with that. My rack was close to the bike exit, so that was nice. Usually I get screwed here lol

Had a fantastic bike - really gave it all I could but my hamstring/piriformis issue had other ideas. It was killing about halfway through the bike. Could not stand going up hills on it.

Did well with nutrition and scored lots of extra GU packets along the way.

Go in uninjured! Felt I could have gave more effort, but again, was conserving to make sure I could finish the run.

This was a much better transition than I expected, so I can't complain.

Remember to take my bike gloves off in transition - I got to carry them around the entire run!

My hamstring and entire right leg were DONE by this point. Running up any kind of hill was not an option, so I did LOTS of walking. Walked through every water station and got sponges, water, coke, and again scored lots of extra gu packs :)

Go in uninjured! Check out the course beforehand. I was not prepared for it at all. They told us there were some "off-road portions", but it didn't register to me how much of that they meant.

Walked around the finish line a bit, got some food and more water. Watched other finish.


My right leg injury.


Again, I'm not a fan of the off-road stuff. It's brutal. Good race, but not sure I'd do it again unless they took it all out on the pavement. My goal was 7 hours, so I'm happy with 6:34. But, I know I can do better if I'm not injured. The heat sucked, but I dealt with it. Next time, I will break 6:30 if not 6:15! I know where there is room for improvement.