Tri Tyler Half - Triathlon

The swim was ok for me. I got right on the front and tried to draft some of the faster swimmer. The first guy I tried to draft was way to fast (he swam a 26). Man first sight he was 10 yards ahead second sight he was 30 yards ahead third sight and he was gone. So I as we got closer to the first turn bouye I found a guy to draft off of and stayed there pretty much the rest of the swim. So pretty uneventfull. The last 2-300 yards I passed him and he drafted me the rest of the swim. I think I got the better end of the deal.

There where a few guy that slowly swam by that I should of fell in behind but I just stayed put. I don't know how much differance it would have made. They finished maybe a minute ahead of me and the guy I drafted most of the race.

I have done this race before (Last year I was 2:58 on the bike this year 2:53) so I knew what to expect as far as the hills. The first half or so is mostly flat. This year I decided to go out a little harder on this part and that is where the time differance is. The only real trouble was in Troup we had to wait for a train. I am not sure how long maybe 2-3 min. It did not bother me much but some guys where really not happy. It rained on me about 3 time nothing real big but I don't like wet roads so I was real nervous about all the turns. Like most of my races I let off a little bit with about 5 miles to go start stretching a little bit and getting my heart rate down for the run.

I took off out of T2 and felt good. Legs where a little heavy but they have been feeling that way for a few weeks ( not sure whats going on there maybe just mental). They had wet towels at most of the aid stations that made it nice. I carry my nutrition so all I took was water. I knew I was hydrated because at about mile 4 I had to make a pit stop (also had to stop twice on the bike). At half way I still felt good so I started picking people in front of me to catch (to help push me to the end). I caught two and almost the third. At the last aid station I was about 25 yards bihind guy number three. He picked it up from there to the finish and so I finished about 25 yards behind him.( thank you guy number three for the push to the end).

walked around and stretched out while I waited on my buddy to finish.


Training.


this is the second time I have done this race and I will do it again.