Year 2 for this one and 4th straight year that I've raced on my birthday weekend.
last year's race report here:
http://riderunrepeat.blogspot.com/2014/10/monster-tri-denton-2014.html
I actually debated between this event and the Michelob Ultra 13.1 in Dallas yesterday. I chose correctly, as the 13.1 was cancelled yesterday due to weather. I do, however, need to ramp up my running if I'm going to consider the 26.2 in Dallas in mid-December.
I arrived to a cool morning, with temps in the mid 50's. It has rained much of the last few days as well, so, it would be a cold, wet, morning. I appeared that many registrants bailed out due to the weather.
I saw several tri buddies prior to this one, and visited a bit before the race.
Swim: Uneventful. I passed several swimmers and felt good. 250 yards in 5:29. slightly better than my 5:36 from last year, and 5:38 from old college tri this year. Not terrible considering the lack of pool time over the past couple of months.
Bike: ugly. I put on a jacket in T1, as it was cold and would be uncomfortable on the bike. Typically on this route, I average 20+ mph on the way out and slow a bit on the way back. Today was the opposite. It was cold and incredibly windy on the way out. I pushed hard, but it was a tough ride. 57:28 on the ride. 16.7 in results, but, that was based on 16 miles. I booked 16.5, so, strava had me at 17.3 mph. Either way, slower than last year. Tough day on the bike.
Run: I was stiff coming out of T2, and had numbness in my feet. I wanted to make up some time on the run, so I tried to push a bit. I finally loosened up and regained the feeling in my feet. I booked a 27:40, or, 8:55 a mile. a PR on that run course. It feels good to have tri runs in the 8's.
When it was all said and done, I was a minute and a half faster than last year. For such a tough day on the bike, I'll take it.
9 of 16 in my AG and 65 out of 182 in the age groupers. meh.
I need to decide about "best of the best" in 2 weeks. While it is nice to have qualified, I may be ready to focus on running for the fall and winter months.
last year's race report here:
http://riderunrepeat.blogspot.com/2014/10/monster-tri-denton-2014.html
I actually debated between this event and the Michelob Ultra 13.1 in Dallas yesterday. I chose correctly, as the 13.1 was cancelled yesterday due to weather. I do, however, need to ramp up my running if I'm going to consider the 26.2 in Dallas in mid-December.
I arrived to a cool morning, with temps in the mid 50's. It has rained much of the last few days as well, so, it would be a cold, wet, morning. I appeared that many registrants bailed out due to the weather.
I saw several tri buddies prior to this one, and visited a bit before the race.
Swim: Uneventful. I passed several swimmers and felt good. 250 yards in 5:29. slightly better than my 5:36 from last year, and 5:38 from old college tri this year. Not terrible considering the lack of pool time over the past couple of months.
Bike: ugly. I put on a jacket in T1, as it was cold and would be uncomfortable on the bike. Typically on this route, I average 20+ mph on the way out and slow a bit on the way back. Today was the opposite. It was cold and incredibly windy on the way out. I pushed hard, but it was a tough ride. 57:28 on the ride. 16.7 in results, but, that was based on 16 miles. I booked 16.5, so, strava had me at 17.3 mph. Either way, slower than last year. Tough day on the bike.
Run: I was stiff coming out of T2, and had numbness in my feet. I wanted to make up some time on the run, so I tried to push a bit. I finally loosened up and regained the feeling in my feet. I booked a 27:40, or, 8:55 a mile. a PR on that run course. It feels good to have tri runs in the 8's.
When it was all said and done, I was a minute and a half faster than last year. For such a tough day on the bike, I'll take it.
9 of 16 in my AG and 65 out of 182 in the age groupers. meh.
I need to decide about "best of the best" in 2 weeks. While it is nice to have qualified, I may be ready to focus on running for the fall and winter months.
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