TexasMan Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Not a choppy as the day before when the waves were white capping, but once we got out of beach area, swells were more than I was use to. Terrible at timing breathing in conjunction with waves. Had to doggy paddle a lot just to catch breath. Also lost my timing chip in the swim so I have no idea what my times were, which is really a bummer, but a lot of people ended up losing theirs from what the wife said.

I would train a LOT more in our local lake and try and get a good feel for swimming in waves and dealing with the wind. Buy my own timing chip which actually fits a grown man's ankle.

Tried to make up time on the bike due to the poor performance of the swim and really felt good out there. Was passing people fairly regularly and really feel like it is the strongest aspect of my game.

Make sure the batteries in computer are not dead. Don't have a clue what progress I was making because of dead computer.

Felt pretty good coming off the bike and just tried to keep a 10min pace which I think I did. Started to cramp up about 2 mile mark and had to stop in order to work out a contracted quad. When I saw the finish line I got a little emotional. This was a great goal to set and accomplish. Feel good about it. Just need to train with drinking water on the run.

Not much.

Swimming, swimming, swimming. Not very strong on the swim. Need to work up swim endurance.


Really great race put on by the Dallas Athlete's Association. Well organized and would do it again in a heart beat. Having the Texas Parks Department host was also a nice touch as it generated income for the Parks Department.