My best swim ever. I even was held back by some people. We were seeded by our times and I need to bump it up now to about 5:10 instead of the 5:30 I put down. I think I can do it around that and only be slightly out of breath coming out. If I have a longer distance I'll have to slow it down some.

seed myself higher.

Flying mount went fine.

nada. It was a good transition.

I did my best on the bike. The wind mentally kicks my butt. No excuses, I did what I could and the speed tells it all. I came in a bit tired. I pushed hard, but I'm about ready for something different - aero bars, a new seat or a tri bike.

A lot more focus on the bike!

I had to take4 a few seconds to move the 'neighbors' bike over. We were just squeezed in too tight. But, I was tired from the bike and taking my time, honestly, to catch my breath.

more bricks!

I was tired on the run. I have been running a lot more the last two months than I was at this time of the year but I don't feel like it showed. Plus, it was starting to warm up. It's that time of the year in Texas. Uggh. :-)

more focus on bricks. More time in the warm temp

Walked, drank a lot of water


I PR’d this by about 5 minutes from last year, so I’m proud of the accomplishment. I just feel like I have more I can do. To give credit where it’s due, there are some fast people that come to this race.

This is an excellent race put on by a top quality RD. It just had its 19th year running and I’m sad to see Jana retire herself from it, though it sounds like someone will continue to maintain the race and name moving forward. It’s very beginner friendly. It has the challenge of being during the weather transition where it’s starting to heat up each week in May. Thank goodness it was overcast.