Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Quarter - TriathlonOlympic

MAN I WAS REALLY NERVOUS for this swim. I did the sprint the day before and had a horrible time dealing with the constriction of my wetsuit. I had considered ditching the wetsuit then remembered that this is my C race and any practice I got with it is worth it. Overall, I did a good job of starting off at a steady pace and maintaining it. However, about half way through I "rested" by doing the side stroke and had a hard time going back to freestyle. I think this actually hurt more than helped.

Maintain my freestyle as "resting" actually made me lose my rhythm. For sure, I am joining our local Masters Swim program to get some much needed help with my stroke. Also, will practice with wetsuit

As usual, I could have rode harder and kept my ave above 20 mph. There was a small cross wind that wasn't a factor. Lots of people had flats, luckily I had no problems. Around mile 18 the guy ahead of me lost a water bottle that I almost hit. Other than that it was smooth and fun as usual

There shouldn't be a problem with me averaging 21 mph+. I need to work bike/run bricks to find a good balance. I am always a little conservative on the bike b/c I am worried about destroying my run

No problems

It was starting to get hot by the time the run started. My first mile was at 8:20 pace which was faster than I wanted it to be. I need to start slower and go faster. I slowed down for the middle portion and sped up for the last 1 1/2 miles. Alternated gatorade and water at the aid stations and that seemed to work well. The sponges were awesome too.

Start slower and work up to a good pace. I've always had trouble with this.

Get tougher mentally to push more on the second have.

Drank water and walked around to bring my HR down. Then sat for a few minutes and then stretched


The swim is the limiter that I need to focus on. this is part physical and part mental


I raced the Sprint on Saturday as well so I got to participate for the entire weekend. EndorFun is fantastic. Their volunteers were high energy and organized. They definitely created an atmosphere for the weekend that was fun and made you feel special. They were very responsive before the race and easy to work with. I registered for the Mooseman HIM not knowing it was the same organization, so I am even more excited to race