I started the day by lazily rolling out of bed at a quarter to 6am at the Motel 6 in San Marcos. The wife and I were both tired as we had driven in late from San Antonio the night before. A friendly reminder of the Indian food dinner started to settle in. Needless to say, I was not optimistic about performing well today.
I arrived to the race site in plenty of time to get set up and conduct one last potty break. The swim was 500 meters around a small island......with goats! Anyhow, I felt pretty good in the water and finished in about 11:30. T1 was fast as I was in and out quickly on the bike course. This was a 13.8 mile course with some rolling hills in the middle. I was averaging 20+ miles an hour and so, now, was feeling optimistic. Finished the bike in just over 41 minutes. T2 was very fast. The run was an out and back 3 miler mostly on pavement. I think I only averaged about 7 min flat for the first 1.5 miles, however, I was able to knock it down to 6:30's for the last half. Total time= 1:15:51. I placed 9th in my division out of 77, I think. My run time earned me the #1 spot in the age group....something I've always prided myself in accomplishing. All in all, this was a solid effort for the day.
Next race up is the Austin Triathlon on Labor Day. That one will be the first of 3 longer and more technical races with the Kerville Half Ironman and Ironman Cozumel to follow.
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