Took it slow on this run. It was difficult navigating through all the different paces (some of them walking) while watching to not get run over by the bikes that were coming on the left behind us and runners on the other side of the cones that had already gone around the turnaround. It was crazy for the women under 40 crowd until we hit the turnaround, then it was less crowded.

Not much I could have done differently.

Still working on transitions. I never train on these and I guess my times are evident of that. I'm freaking slow in transitions and I'm not real sure why. I used my road shoes since my new tri shoes don't have cleats yet, and the road shoes take a little while to put on with the 3 velcro straps and all. Had a little trouble getting my bike off the rack, but nothing major. Ran with bike to mount line and had to totally stop to get on bike...I can just picture the spectacle if I actually tried leaping on my bike while it's moving (not pretty).

Practice, practice, practice.

Never caught my rabbit. :( My goal was to catch up to my husband (Dad23). Didn't make it. Oh well, I do feel good about my bike performance regardless. If my calculations are correct, I was the fastest woman on the bike today. Woohoo!

The bike course was quite crowded and I had to ride a lot in the traffic lane because the shoulder was too congested. After the turnaround, it thinned out some and I was able to ride on the white line most of the way. Went back and forth passing and being passed by a few people near the end, which made me push it harder I think. I managed to drink my whole aerodrink of Gatorade, so that was a plus!

Catch my rabbit! No really, nothing, I'm happy with my bike performance today.

This transition time seems a bit better than T1. My bike rack was pretty close to bike in/out, so I didn't have far to run with my bike. Ate my Gu while running this time, so didn't waste time there like I usually do.

Practice!

Besides the heat and humidity, this run felt really good for me. I usually hate the first mile of running after the bike, but it didn't seem too bad today. Maybe it was all the confusion on the course that kept my mind off of it. Was able to grab Accelerade at the first aid station and drank a little. Then grabbed water at the next one and drank a sip and dumped the rest on my head. Tried to grab water TWICE at the next aid station, but both times it got knocked out of my hand by another runner. Oh well, at least I was close to finishing at that point.

About mile 2 when my heart rate was spiking and the heat was getting to me, I found a nice pace behind a 46 year old man and decided I would just stay with him for the remainder of the run. This worked well and I was able to keep running the whole time while still letting my heart rate go down a little.

Nothing, I feel pretty good about this one.

Drank a lot of water, Vitamin Water, and Accelerade. Also ate some watermelon and 1 piece of pizza. Stood around and talked to other BTers and had a good time.


Nothing really.


Except for the serious lack of porta-potties, I think this was a pretty good race. There was quite a bit of confusion at the beginning and I think some people even missed their starting time because of the potty situation. The course was way too crowded and dangerous on the first run with FAST bikes coming up behind us on the left and other runners on the other side of the cones. The people walking this first mile also made it difficult to navigate around them. I think Dallas Athletes did an adequate job pulling off this race with the situation they faced with the lake water.