PrairieMan Half Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I started our real easy so that I wouldn't overdue it. About half way through I started to fall behind, but not because I was tired. I just kept a slow pace, but it was a little too slow. I pushed it real hard the last ~600-700m and made up some time.

Start out at a little higher pace. Not too high... or maybe start to pick it up earlier. I felt just fine getting out of the water.

Took my time... i decided to go ahead and wear my shirt. It was a good call because it kept the cold water on me during the run.

Ended up towards the top of my AG. By far my best leg today. I drank a lot and used Nuun in my accellerade. I felt real hydrated. I ate a gu every 45 mins and 2 clif bars (one at hour 1 and 1 at hour 2:30). The calorie intake was a little too much at the end. The only thing that hurt was my lower back for some reason.

Try to space out the calories a little better. Overall, I kept a good pace and felt strong during the whole thing.

Just put on the shoes and took off.

This was by far the worst run I've done. The heat was just unbarable. I felt fine the first 4 hours, and then it really started to kick in. I wasn't light headed and kept hydrated, so that wasn't an issue. The heat just took it out of me. I had to walk several times, and it totally killed my time. Judging by others on the course it knocked them out as well. My mind was clear and I wanted to go, but my legs were just dead. If I would have finished the run in 2 hours I would have made it under 6 hours for the day. I just couldn't do it. I give myself an E for effort though because I left it all out on the course.

Run a different race.

After i stumbled across the finish line... i just grabbed my finisher shirt and some water and sat down. Called my wife to let her know that I finished.


The unbearable heat.


The race festivities afterwords were not that great. For all the flack that Dallas Sports University (formerly Dallas Athletes) has taken, they put on a far better race from an entertainment and cool down perspective. Of course, the fact that I was basically a walking zombie afterwords probably had something to do with my perception. I don't think I'll be doing this one again though. I'd like to find something with at least some shade... it was like running in the Sahara dessert.