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Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
73F / 23C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 22m 18s
Overall Rank = 267/868
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 12/40

Pre-race routine:

Woke up early. TV was on infomercials and Girls Gone Wild was on! What a way to jump start the day. Got dressed, made some coffee and started the 30 minute drive to the coast. Ate a cliff bar and a little water on the way. Put my bike together and set up my transition area (thanks to my personal coach). While I was there I ran into several BTers. TexasMPGal, JeepFleeb, Nette213, Tag, and I'm sorry for anyone else I forgot to mention!

Event warmup:

Stretched, looked at the water, joked about the sharks and that you really only needed to be faster than at least 1 person and you'll be all right, and that's about it.

Swim

12m 39s
528 yards
02m 24s / 100 yards

Comments:

So this was my very first salt water OWS...well, it was actually my first OWS....well, technically it is my first ever triathlon (don't really count the indoor mini-tri I did last year). When I told my wife I was racing this weekend she said, "Have you even been swimming?" I haven't swam for a month with the move and job and relocation and all so I winged it. I started just fine. Knowing I haven't swam a straight 1/4 mile with out stopping since...wait...I've NEVER swam that far without stopping I think. Anyway I started freestyle and mixed in a breast stroke every once in a while. Not that I was out of breath, I just wanted to save myself for later on. I couldn't see a thing about 1/2 through b/c my goggles were fogging up. I kinda missed the straight line to the exit ramp after the last bouy b/c I couldn't see where I was going.

What would you do differently?:

I just really got to swim. I'm a good swimmer, just not fast. I did absolutely no swim training but I couldn't really help that.

Transition 1

02m 13s

Comments:

Was very DEMOTIVATED not seeing a certain someone (oh, you KNOW who you are) wearing a princess costume on the beach as promised..eh hem! Then demotivated again when I got the transition are and found a lot of the bike around me gone b/c I had a sucky swim.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing - I didn't have a wetsuit so I just threw on my bike shoes and ran a good ways to the bike start.

Bike

39m 49s
12.5 miles
18.84 mile/hr

Comments:

OK - I just got onto the main road (about a mile or so in) and I grab my water bottle (salt water from the swim really dried me out). I go to put it back and I dropped the stupid thing! I'm not as high speed as some of the other folks out there and only have 1 water bottle cage. So I was pretty thirsty by the time I hit the turn around point. On the way back there was quite a head wind. I was starting to cramp up a little in my right calf but wasn't too bad. Had to stand up and stretch it out every once in a while.

What would you do differently?:

I surprised myself on the bike leg. When I saw my time at the turn around I decided to pick up the pace. My intial goal was to finish in a leisurely 1:30 but I changed it up at that point to a 1:20.

Transition 2

01m 31s

Comments:

No issues - just tried to get around the folks that were walking their bikes in.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

26m 4s
3.1 miles
08m 25s min/mile

Comments:

Took a few minutes to get the legs into the run. I knew I wasn't going to have a decent run so I just kinda took it easy. I tried to grab some gatorade they were handing out on the course but I can never drink from the cups while running and get enough liquid in my mouth. Not sure how I did this but I noticed blood on my shoe. I must have hit my ankle or something b/c that's what was bleeding. I didn't wear socks. I only ran once with out socks up to this point and I got a blister on the inside of my right foot. Yeah, I suck at this running thing. I haven't been able to feel good about running since I've been here in TX the past 2 weeks. Oh - and bless all you gals wearing the Texas Iron club outfits. Is it some sort of requirement that you all need to be over 6' tall and have like 8% body fat? I'm just sayin'.

What would you do differently?:

Need to practice bricks (only have done 1 for training for this). And need to run w/out socks more often. Really didn't push myself enough. I know I could have placed top 10 if I did.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed a wet towel and a water bottle from a volunteer and walked around a little. Did some stretching - especially my calves. And then cheered on the other triathletes. I went to the food tent and got a honey wheat bagel w/ peanut butter, a banana, a personal sized Papa John's pizza and a Gatorade Endurance. Listened to the live music. Grabbed a free beer (what, who wouldn't)?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Really didn't have a focused training plan. The move and job change had a lot to do w/ that. My first tri since knee surgery (my first tri actually). And didn't see wondertwin on the beach in her princess costume.

Event comments:

Keith Jordan (KEJ right here on BT) did an awesome job as RD. Volunteers were great. Activities were fun. Would definately recommend this race to anyone wanting to do it!

Last updated: 2008-03-24 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:12:39 \| 528 yards \| 02m 24s / 100yards
Age Group:	26/40
Overall:	40/868
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Wetsuit? DTFU! :)
Course:	This was a deep water start. They had wooden ladders screwed to the dock but they warned us some weren't so secure. Being a clydesdale I figured it best not to use it! So I did a cannonball off the dock (sorry bout the splashing). But I was there to have fun! It was about 20 yards to the start bouys and by the time I got there the water temp was fine! Course was a straight swim and a left turn to the shore.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	72F / 22C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	02:13
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:39:49 \| 12.5 miles \| 18.84 mile/hr
Age Group:	13/40
Overall:	40/868
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Headwind
Course:	Course had a few turns and speed bumps to get out to the main road. But once you were there it was a straight shot out to the turnaround. Was awesome watching the waves crash into the beach amongst the palm trees. Don't get to see that everyday.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:31
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:26:04 \| 03.1 miles \| 08m 25s min/mile
Age Group:	0/40
Overall:	0/868
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Course wound through Moody Gardens. Was starting to get a little muggy. And I was THIRSTY and cramping up in my calves.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5

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daspanglers

2008-03-29 1:48 PM

Subject: Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint

Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint

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