Tejas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

pretty decent swim, considering I haven't been swimming in at least 3 months and only a few swims since IMTX '11. Just tried to hold a smooth steady pace...didn't want to risk getting out of breat or get tired and have to breast stroke or something like that. The lake had a bunch of stringy grass in it...annoying! Overall I am happy with this effort.

decent transition...didn't rush. Put my shoes on in T1...usually on the bike, but I didn't want any hang-ups since I hadn't raced in a while.

I didn't push the bike very hard...I was afraid of blowing up on the run...I hadn't ran off the bike since October 2011. Legs felt a little fatigued the first couple miles and then they settled in and I picked the pace up for the second half og the course... The race lists this bike course at 12 miles, but it's only 11. My Garmin 910 and Edge 500 had it at 11. The race results have me at 22.7mph... I wasn't avg'ing that I know.

solid tranistion - no wasted movements. In & Out pretty quick. Happy with it.

good run... I negative split each mile, and surprisingly didn't start out too fast. I finished strong, but I had something left in the tank...probably, could have and should have pushed the pace over miles 2 & 3. Overall, I am happy with this run.

drank some water, had a can of Coke and some fruit.


lack of focused training... needed much more bike time and could have used some swimming and a little speedwork on the run... But this was truly a 'C' race... just to get my mind back into race mode for Buffalo Springs 70.3 in 3 weeks.


Greg P. puts on solid race events... Tejas is one of my favorite sprints in the Houston area... The one race I have done the most. 3 individual races and 1 relay.