PrairieMan Half Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

My worst swim in a while, I guess three months out of the pool are taking a big toll on me.

TRAIN.

A good T1 considering. I took my time and a half. Had my shoes and helmet in a bag to keep them dry. They lasted dry for about... ten seconds.

Nothing.

The bike was plain and simple very tough, puddles all over, wind coming from the northeast sometimes gusting pretty hard and a heavy bike.

Nothing, I did my best and it wasn't that bad, considering.

Very uneventful, happy to get off the bike.

Nothing.

It was a good run overall, I could have done a better job by pacing better at the beginning. Looking at the splits I can tell I started to fade on mile 7 or 8, not much but I did. On mile 12, disaster struck in my stomach and I had a cramp. I was bent in half and had to stop for two minutes or so.
All throughout the run course, or most of it, I ran side by side with a girl from Austin (Meredith) and that turned out to be fun. We talked racing and such and it made it more relaxing.

Pace better at the beginning, but I guess I'm just experimenting since I've never done a half mary after bike and swim. Very far from my 1:40'32" PR though.

Ate pizza and drank some Gatorade, talked to some fellow triathletes.


Weather and poor swim training. Also, I could use to shed 6 or 7 pounds.


The big absent in this race was the good weather. I guess next time it'll be better. I'll definetely do it again. Jack delivers good, organized races.