Oil Man Texas Triathlon - Formerly Iron Star Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

First 1000 meters was toughest part of the swim. Between the contact, and the easterly direction (into the sunrise), it made things a little tougher. The half-way point turn made things much easier. Definitely a confidence booster walking out of the water sub 35 minutes.

Nothing really. Hit my goal on this one.

Long run into transition. Spent time getting everything ready for the bike. Could have gone a little faster here.

Spend less time in transition

Good bike, but in retrospect, I probably went a little too fast. Avg HR here was 142. I would have liked it to be in the upper 130s. Not too bad, but I think it was just over the line.

Pace better. I think being ~5 mins slower on the bike could have saved me 10 minutes on the run.

Almost wiped out running into T2 with the bike. Last two T2s have been bad. Definitely need to work on that. Spent time getting everything together for the run. Then dropped one Gu, and left my race belt with number sitting in transition. Not good.

Take everything I need for the run. And do it faster.

Bad, bad run for me. The first loop wasn't too bad (Avg 8:25 pace). Wanted to stay on the 8:30 for the run. But, that wasn't happening. By loop #2, the wheels fell off. Then it was just a matter of getting through. Definitely paid for being too ambitious on the bike.

Pace better on the bike to prepare me for the run.

Sat in the shade, drank some water, vitamin water and Muscle Milk. Eventually went to the athletic center and showered.


Bike pacing. Bit off more than I could chew.


The only knock that I have on this race is the run course. It was a little disjointed, but understandable considering the location constraints. Overall I'm pleased with my first HIM. Definitely have things I need to work on.