Katy Triathlon at Firethorne - TriathlonSprint

This was actually a good swim for me. I'm usually in the bottom 20% for swim times. Felt like it was a solid, even effort, and I actually swam fairly straight. Even though the number of people in the waves was small, I felt like there was a lot of contact duing this swim. Wetsuit strippers were great.

Nothing.

Slow transition times for me. I took a few extra seconds to mess around with the Garmin HR strap and watch.

Get there a little earlier and try to get a spot with a little more room!

For my level of ability, I hammered this ride pretty hard. I stripped down the bike before the race, so no bottles or flat kit, which turned out okay. This is a small "community" type of triathlon, so there are a lot of slower riders on the course and not everyone is real good about staying to the right.

I'm very happy with this ride. Might have been able to push a little harder on the way back in, but not too much.

Another slow transition

I did get a little hot on this run. I was hoping to hold 8-min miles, but I was a few seconds shy of this, at least according to my garmin. I'm thinking this course was about 1/4-mile short?

I think I've got to do more speed work to get mcuh faster than this!

Walked around and had some water. Waited for transition to open, and headed home.


I have been doing a lot of endurasnce training, but no speed work at all. I think I could knock some time off with dedicated speed sessions. Maybe next year!


This is a small, community type of triathlon. A lot of first timers, a lot of kids, and a higher percentage of people just trying to finish than what you might find at some of the bigger events. All in all a good, fun, safe race!