| Overall Rank | Class Rank | Swim | Swim Rank | Trans1 | Bike | Bike Rank | MPH | Trans2 | Run | Run Rank | Pace | Final |
| 138 of 1976 | 21 of 218 | 00:19:24 | 193 | 00:02:39 | 00:43:53 | 432 | 16.4 | 00:02:04 | 00:26:28 | 86 | 00:08:32 | 01:34:29 |
750m Swim, 13 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run
My time: 1:34:29
My final time was 1:34:29 so I didn't meet my goal of 1:30:00. It was a really good race! I liked it a lot. It seems organized (at least to athletes) and there was plenty of water on the run! Apparently biking is my weakest link, it was last time too. Can't believe I got 432 rank on bike and 86th on run! And of course the dreaded swim... I came in 193 which is way better than the bike! So, I know you are just dying to know how I survived the 1/2 mile swim. I was soo nervous before the race. Just standing in front of the water watching the earlier waves take off my heart rate was 115! lol that is sad!
The Swim: So this swim was almost twice as long as the last swim I did. And guess what!??! I put my face in the water almost the whole time! I still did breast stroke but at least I was able to put my face in the water and not panic. I even kept my eyes open (goggles of course) and let the green become my friend. I even did some freestyle! I am soooo proud of myself. I totally didn't even come close to freaking out. So, this means I can now focus on how to get faster!!!! Turns out the best way to conquer a fear is to face it. I wouldn't say its conquered but its under control. No, I still don't want to swim out that first buoy at lake Pflugerville - that still scares me. The water was crowded and there were lots of people in the way so that was annoying but expected.
The Bike (which apparently I suck at): The course was mostly rolling hills with the exception of 2 big hills. BIG hills - like people had to walk their bikes up them. I sucessfully stayed on my bike but it was hard! At the very end of the race there was the biggest hill you have ever seen in your life and from the distance you could just see the bikes sloooowly climbing up it. For some reason this hill wasn't has hard to climb but it was the most intimidating thing to see. I learned a few things about gears this race. I also did not drop my water bottle this time so that was good. Oh, and I still think eating a power bar on the bike is crucial.
The Run: Ok so the run started out on mulch?!?! We probably ran 1/2 mile on mulch and bark! The whole run was through the park on uneven ground. I had 2 ankle rolling scares. Someone had to have busted their ankle out there. I thought the run was really easy. Of course my pace wasn't super fast but whatever. I think only 2 people passed me the entire time - a 16 yr old and a 29 yr old. Love triathlons for having your age on your calf so you can see if people in your age group are passing you. I couldn't catch that 29 year old - I told her "good job girl" as she passed me. After the never ending slow climbing hill I sprinted to the end having to dodge a whole family that was holding hands and taking up the whole path.
My final time was 1:34:29 and 21st place in my age group.
The 3rd place girl in my age group beat me by 10 minutes. Some day maybe that will be me :)
And this was my 2nd race in a row to have a near asthma attack at the finish. Whats up with that ?!?! This one wasn't as bad as the Adventure 10k though.
Oh, that really good ice cream cart was back. They were at Skeese Greets and I was so happy to see them again :)
I am definitely doing this race again, I loved every minute of it.
Pics coming soon! Stay tuned.
Laura
ps- I just looked down the ground at my goggles (I threw all my junk on the floor when I walked in). Of course Toni chewed the strap in half so now I have to get new goggles. These goggles were ones that Elizabeth found at Schlitterbahn hahahaha. I guess its time to buy some non stolen ones.
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