Today was quite a wet day. I woke up at 5 am to the sound of rain drops and got my food bags prepped for Try Andy's Triathlon. The race was held at the Sugar Land Aquatic Center and put on by Andy Stewart of Finish Line Sports I was seeded number 420 in the 300 meter pool swim. We went off at 10 sec intervals. I caught the gentleman in front of me and had some difficulty passing him as he speed up as I started to swim around him. My last 100 meters in the pool was pretty smooth as I prepared for my first transition. I exited the pool quickly and ran straight to my bike and easily mounted and slid into my platforms. The bike course was very wet as it was still raining, but there was not a lot of standing water. The course was well marked as well as many volunteers out directing traffic. I finished the 10 mile bike and headed into transition. I ran down the wrong aisle but saw and opening and ran under a rack with my bike and racked my bike properly. I headed out to the run and the pool water that I had swallowed started to churn. I got the water out of my system (tossed the cookies..) and finished the run, but didn't feel really strong. I finished second overall behind veteran triathlete Shawn Smith. Full Results
I’ve really enjoyed Masters racing over the past couple of years, so I was excited to hit the track again for the mile at the Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH. Coming into the race, I felt strong —training had been solid and consistent, and I was ready to see what I could do. I had a good warm-up : a couple of miles of jogging, some strides , dynamic stretches, and 4 x 150m ramp-ups to 4:50 pace to get the legs firing. Race Plan & Execution They ran the mile in two heats , and I was in the second. My goal was to go out at 4:58 pace , hold that through 1009m , and then kick it up a notch . Once I started hearing my splits, I knew I was just a touch off pace —but I didn’t panic. At 809m , I still felt in control and started gradually picking it up. Navigating Traffic & The Final Push I was getting back on track when I hit lapped traffic , which forced me to run most of the penultimate lap in Lane 2 —this ended up being my slowest lap . Despite that, I closed strong , crossing t...
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ReplyDeleteChris Bolio here, just finished my first tri, and Brandon told me you were into this. email me your contact info...christopherbolio@sbcglobal.net