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Comments: Water was comfortable. Some tugs and bumps in the early going but was able to get into a comfortable rhythm except when I kept bumping into this breast stroker ahead of me....and never could get positioned to get around him. When I thought I did...there he was again in front of me. Sighting was good and stayed close to the buoys. Felt good at the end and ran back to the transition drinking a Gatorade handed to me at the exit. Though I was close to my target pace for this race, I felt like I was swimming faster than that pace compared to past races. What would you do differently?: Be more aggressive in passing if possible.  Transition 1
Comments: Compared to past races, this was a quick and efficient T1. It was my best T1 time ever. Getting ready for the bike was pretty smooth except I did forget to put my HRM on after I had my shirt on which added some time. I still am not sure how useful the HRM is for me during these races and it does add time putting it on. What would you do differently?: Leave the HRM behind.  Bike
Comments: Went out hard as I was determined to beat my previous race bike pace. I shifted gears to keep at cadence of 85 or 90 and pushed hard for 3/4's of the course. During final 1/4, shifted to easier gears to spin to try to prepare my legs for the run. Not sure it did much good. Ate 3 Shot Blocks during the final 1/4, but did not drink water until after the dismount and in T2. What would you do differently?: Need to practice drinking on the ride so not have to wait until T2 for water. Transition 2
Comments: Good transition. No issues getting shoes on and out for the run. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Legs felt heavy coming off the bike. Maybe I pushed too hard on the bike and this is impacting my run? Really felt slow. Huge shade trees all along the course was really nice on a day like today. Lots of mental games going on during the run cause I feeling really slow. I forced myself not to stop and walk so I 'ran' the whole distance. There was a white bridge just before the finish line. As I came around a bend and saw the bridge, I kicked it up a bit and pushed hard that final half mile or so. Not sure it made that much difference in the overall pace, but felt I finished strong. What would you do differently?: Get over the mind games and push harder for the entire run and not just at the end. Post race
Warm down: Walked around after getting a cup of water. Drank a Vitamin Water, ate a slice a pizza, then a banana with a water bottle. Walked around in the shaded park as I was eating and drinking. Packed up and walked back to the parking area (15+ minute walk). What limited your ability to perform faster: Humidity but would have been much worse without the early morning cloud cover and the huge trees along the run course. Last updated: 2010-04-11 12:00 AM
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 2010-06-06 2:27 PM |
Extreme Veteran  362  |  Subject: Tejas Triathlon |
| 2010-06-06 3:22 PM in reply to: #2903593 |
Champion 5522   Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon Nice job Glen! I see nothing wrong with your race! Solid effort. BTW, if you train with a HRM, then I would race with it so you can see how hard your effort level is. Great job on your- I will see you at Bridgeland... |
| 2010-06-07 9:22 AM in reply to: #2903643 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon Great race Glen, lol your swim sounds like many of mine, why is it so hard to get around people sometimes? |
| 2010-06-07 9:32 AM in reply to: #2903593 |
| Triathlete Nation ~ Texas! | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon Solid race brother! Good effort - good luck at Bridgelands... see ya out there! |
| 2010-06-07 2:56 PM in reply to: #2903593 |
Member 237 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon Excellent race! Great effort. |
| 2010-06-07 3:31 PM in reply to: #2903593 |
Elite 3395 Raleigh | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon Way to go Glen! I differ from ANdy on the HRM for a sprint. To me it is not worth the time it takes to put on for such ashort race. |
| 2010-06-08 2:30 PM in reply to: #2903593 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: Tejas Triathlon awesome job. i think the past few days have been some of the most humid that i can remember. very tough racing conditions. |
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Woke up at 3:20 but did not get up til 4. Ate usual breakfast of Cheerios and raisins along with a glass of water. Everything was packed the night before so took my time getting ready and out the door by 5 for the 15 minute drive to New Territory. Parking was a long walk from the transition but walked my bike as I had plenty of time.
Walked around, checked the exit/entry for bike and run. Walked over to the lake to scope out the swim course. Stretched. Drank a full water bottle before the swim start. Very humid, still morning. The lake was very smooth. Took a quick dip/warm up swim before walking over to the swim start.