Memorial Hermann Houston Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

This was my best overall swim i have had in a race..everything was perfect.
started toward the back of my wave and it worked out perfect..got into a good rythmn and breathing was good...this was the first swim where i never stopped to breast stroke or back stroke...was a huge confidence builder...felt kinda good to actually pass a few people and be able to enjoy the swim and take it all in :)


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was a pretty good jog from swim exit to transition but was good to get legs warmed up....

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i felt like i really hammered this bike out (for me)...my run has always been my best discipline so i figured what the hell, im not gonna leave anything out there on the bike course..into the wind was able to hold about 17mph and with the tailwind was able to hold about 23mph...overall was a good ride for not have done many miles lately...

for nutrition i had gatorade and gu's and a cliff protein bar

Gatorade: 8oz/15min
Gu: 1pk/30min
Cliff: 1/4 bar 1 hr into ride

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pushed a lil harder into the wind and take advantage of the tailwind and recover....even though the headwind and the tailwind are equal in distance you still spend more time in the headwind so it may have been worth it to push a little harded into the wind...

the good thing was the headwind was going out and the tailwind was coming home which was rewarding

no problems

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my run has always been my strongest discipline...i pushed pretty hard on the bike so it took me about 2 miles to get my heart rate down...everything else felt good but i was really concentrating on getting my HR down..started out at about 10's and eventually 9's and 8's and my last mile was in the mid 7's.....i have put in a lot of run miles this month at a slower pace training for Iron Star...

....i wish i could have been a little faster in the beginning of the run..but as long as i am negative splitting every mile i cant complain :)

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bottle of water and cold towel.....my cousin matt was at the finish so it was good to stand there and chat with him after finishing....grabbed a bagel and a couple of slices of pizza and waited for transition to open....


just started back my training regement about 6 weeks ago....it felt really good to get out and race..havent raced since Galveston in April...


weather was perfect, started on time,....was a great race, will definately do it again next year...