take 3.
Race reports from 2014 and 2013 here:
http://riderunrepeat.blogspot.com/2014/10/monster-tri-keller-2014.html
http://riderunrepeat.blogspot.com/2013/10/monster-tri-keller-2013.html
The format: 300 meter swim (in 50 meter pool), 13.6ish bike, and 5k run.
As mentioned in previous posts, all of my training of late has been running, and, I am just a week removed from Chicago. I was curious to see how I would feel today.
I arrived to a brisk morning, with temps in the mid-upper 50's. It would be a cold transition from swim to bike. I hit the water and felt surprisingly good. Even in a 50 meter pool (which is more challenging). I passed 2 swimmers and was passed by 2 others, but, a fairly good swim with no real congestion to speak of. I posted a 7:29, which is better than 8:17 in 2014 and 9:18 in 2013. Even with my lack of pool time of late, I'm a stronger swimmer than I was a year ago.
I got a little off course in T1 and had to circle back to my rack...off to bike.
The bike route had been rerouted due to construction. The new, 3 loop course sucked. There were several hills and it was terribly congested. At several points, riders were 4 wide and many riders never left the left lane. What a mess. Even with the challenging course, I averaged 17.5 mph (strava showed 17.7), which is an improvement over 17.4 mph in 2014 and 16.4 mph in 2013. Again, like the swim, the lack of saddle time was not too much of an issue. In comparing the route to last year, it was nearly a mile longer with nearly twice the climbing.
I felt surprisingly good heading out on the run and believed I could average a run "in the 8s". I kept a good pace and kicked down the stretch. 27:15 or, 9:05/m average pace (8:58 per strava). An improvement over 29:52 (9:57/m) in 2014 and 30:50 (9:57/m) in 2013.
2015: 1:24:46
2014: 1:26:42
2013: 1:31:49
22 of 44 in AG, 149 of 446 overall.
Not a bad day. I'm debating between Monster Tri Denton and the Michelob Ultra 13.1 next weekend...
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