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Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Quarter - TriathlonOlympic

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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
70F / 21C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 52m 19s
Overall Rank = 138/499
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/37

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at the BT beach house earlier than I had planned but folks were up and getting ready, plus there was coffee brewing and it smelled too good to go back to sleep.

I hadn't been mentally prepared for this because we were focussed on the expo etc. This was a business trip and I was focussed on that. Consequently it was kind of odd when I found myself setting up my transition area and it hit me that "I'm about to do a Quarter Iron distance" triathlon. I wasn't stressed, just kind of amused "oh, look at where I am".

My legs were hurting from standing on the concrete floor all day on Saturday, but otherwise I felt good.

Event warmup:

Short swim to loosen up and get used to the water.

Swim

22m 3s
1056 yards
02m 05s / 100 yards

Comments:

I started in the middle towards the back. I was confident my swim would be better than in the past but I had no idea what that would mean in race conditions.

It was my first salt water swim and my first deep water start. I think I prefer the deep water start, it's fun. It's a great place to get ready mentally before the gun. At the gun I aimed for about 10 feet to the right of the buoy and kept a good line. Didn't get hung up at the turns. I just tried to concentrate on good form, not going too hard so I wouldn't blow up on the bike (a big concern given my lack of bike training) and sighting every 4-6 strokes.

I absolutely noticed that the more I concentrated on a good stroke, my speed went up and my RPE went down.

My best swim yet by far. The work over the winter paid off. Between the TI drills and all the help from dexter and rstocks3 my swim has improved way beyond what I ever expected.

Thank you Dud and Bob. You guys have been incredibly generous with your time and advice and I had a big payoff at this race because of it.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe start a bit further up. I was held back quite a bit by the pack in front of me.

Transition 1

02m 55s

Comments:

Not a bad time and 14th in my AG. More of a jog than a run to my bike from the water.

A neighbor in the TA gave me some powder for my bike shoes. That's a new 'must-have' for the bag. Much easier to put them on.

What would you do differently?:

Run instead of jog out of the water.

Bike

1h 34m 38s
28 miles
17.75 mile/hr

Comments:

My expectations for this were really low. I haven't been training on the bike and had no confidence about what I could do. This was also the first time I traveled to a race and reassembled the bike myself. Turns out I didn't pay enough attention and my handlebars were off center about 15 degrees. This made staying in the aero bars pretty uncomfortable for more than 10 minutes at a time.

The headwind on the out portion was pretty strong. A steady 16mph or so I would guess. My HR was in the low 160's to start and I wanted to keep it lower than that. I backed off and got it down to the low 150's and pretty much kept it there for the rest of the ride.

At the turnaround, me and a few other guys all yelled 'YEAH' when we got the tailwind. It was that dramatic a change.

This was a lot of fun. I love cycling.

It was really odd to ride for so long with absolutely no elevation change.

There were lots of flats on this course, particularly on one 3 mile stretch of the inbound part. One of the bike support guys I spoke with afterwards said a lot of the flats were caused by industrial staples and he suspected someone had sabotaged the course.

What would you do differently?:

Pay more attention to my bike set up.

Transition 2

01m 20s

Comments:

In and out. I got my feet out of the shoes on the bike so it was pretty easy. I put sock on here but had them rolled up so they went on quick.

Run

51m 20s
6.5 miles
07m 54s min/mile

Comments:

This was fun. The aid stations were great, coming in to the BT aid station was just incredible. I stopped for maybe 20 seconds to visit. I hope the picture Laurie took of me and Ron came out.

I wasn't crazy about all the concrete on some parts of the course. It's painful for me to run on, I feel it in my back pretty intensely. The course was kind of convoluted with a lot of switchbacks which allows you to see alot of people coming the other way. This was great, because I got to see a lot of BTer's.

I didn't push this like I could have. I did turn it up a bit the last mile, but I was just having a good time. I didn't even realize how much until I came into the finish and the race announcer "described me as "coming in with a huge smile on his face..."

Post race

Warm down:

Went to the booth in the expo.

Event comments:

Races just don't get better run than this.

Last updated: 2007-02-13 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:22:03 \| 1056 yards \| 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group:	14/37
Overall:	188/499
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Sleeveless
Course:	Out 100 yards or so, turn left and go parallel to the shore for 600 or so yards and then left back to shore.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:55
Performance:
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:34:38 \| 28 miles \| 17.75 mile/hr
Age Group:	23/37
Overall:	240/499
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Headwind
Course:
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:

T2
Time:	01:20
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:51:20 \| 06.5 miles \| 07m 54s min/mile
Age Group:	10/37
Overall:	139/499
Performance:	Average
Course:
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5

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marmadaddy

2007-04-03 4:24 PM

Champion

11641

Fairport, NY

Subject: Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Quarter

Things actually said to me in all seriousness before the race ( I'll let the people who said them own up):

"Can you look at something for me? I think I'm hung."

"Mike, can I pee now?"

Now, to everyone who helped at the aid station and the expo booth and just did whatever you could to help out and present BT to the world:

Thank you.

It can't be said enough.

I was so floored and humbled and grateful for all the help and the sheer enthusiasm. People would come up to the booth and ask a question and before I could say anything you guys were talking about the site and how great it is. You stood in the cold rain at the aid station, you hung around the expo when you didn't have to, the list goes on and on.

My favorite thing was to hear people talking about BT and saying "we" instead of "they" or "it". What I took away most from this weekend was a deep, deep appreciation of the people here, the community. Tri training can be a very solitary thing, but this weekend brought home just how valuable and powerful the shared experience of triathlon can be and how incredibly fortunate I am to be part of this community.

Again, thank you.

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