yet another Dallas Athletes Racing event this weekend. this one in Denton at the Denton Natatorium.
I arrived to a cool morning, with temps in the mid-70's. the format on this one: 250m pool swim, 12(ish) on the bike, and 3.1 on foot.
Lindsi and I had just come back from a mini vacay with the Butler's. I was hopeful that my diet and beer intake over the past few days would not prove to be problematic.
I entered the swim and realized quickly that it would be crowded. I passed a few people, but, also found myself stuck behind swimmers swimming 2 wide. As a result, the swim felt a little slow and frustrating.
Off to the bike. I felt pretty good on the way out and passed several cyclists. I turned around and headed back, and found a few hills on the way back in. About 75% of the way through the ride, I heard the official blow his horn near me. I had no idea what had occurred. I began to "do the math" on my target finish time, and, realized that I need to be running by the 50' mark to make my 1:20 target.
I made it back in time and headed out on the run. The transition was a little slow, as I was a bit stiff getting off the bike, so got off to a slow start. Additionally, I had a little toe and heel soreness, as I was in new shoes. I was pacing pretty slowly, and realized, as I got closer, that I would just miss my target. Despite that, I picked it up a bit down the stretch. Per by Garmin, I clocked a 1:21 and change, but, sure enough, was given a 2 minute penalty for "unfair advantage". I have an email into the race director asking for some clarification on the infraction.
All in all, just an "ok" day. But, I'm feeling good about Trifecta next weekend.
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