5430 Long Course Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

My swimming sucks!!! I could not seem to swim in a straight line, and would not be surprised if I actually swam 2,500.

My bike and run are getting much better, but I just can't figure the swim out. I'm putting in more yardage than ever, but this time is almost identical to the Longhorn last year without a wetsuit.

Had to pee, which took a bit of time

I enjoyed the course, and beat my previous HIM bike time by over 13 minutes. I finished the first loop in 1:30, and may have pushed the 2nd loop just a it harder than I otherwise would have to try to crack the 3:00 mark, which I do not regret at all.

I was in wave 8 of 9, with all of the women starting in earlier waves. I was excited, as this would be the first race where I didn't get chick'd, but the women pros on their 2nd loop caught me in the middle of my 1st loop. Holy crap they are fast. I can take some solace in the fact that they started over 30 miutes before me.

Nada

Took some time to hit porta potty. There were none on the bike course, and I just couldn't bring myself to relieve myself on the bike with people behind me.

Nada

I got a stomach cramp about 3/4 of a mile in, ad had to walk for about 1 minute. I really was hoping to go under a 10:00 pace, but had to do more walking than I would have liked.

Massage and a beer


This race was really a prep for Cancun 70.3 next month, and was not treated like an A-Race. I wanted to test my nutrition plan and bike pacing, which I feel were spot on.

I did not do any bricks in training, and my legs were not really used to running off the bike. All in all, I am happy with my time, which was 52 minutes faster than my only other half.


There really should be porta potties on the bike course