July 27, 2002

Super Dillo

Another day, another triathlon. I must say I'm getting pretty good at tri-ing. The swim felt better than it ever has - thanks in no small part to the swim class Step and I took recently. The two things that would make me feel even better about doing these things are 1) a road bike and 2) improving my pace on the run. The road bike will one day be fit into my budget and the run pace, I'll just have to work on. I've been thinking about the classes offered by RunTex, but they start at 5:45pm and I can't imagine a worse time of day to work out. Here are my stats for this latest race:


1st Annual Dilloman Triathlon
Swim (800M Open Water).............................21m 25.3s
Transition 1............................3m 35.6s
Bike (18 miles - 30K).......................1h 22m 06s
Transition 2............................2m 36.0s
Run (5K).................................. ..35m 41.2s
FINAL.......................2h 14m 40s

The challenge on this race day was the wind. It was very strong and completely in your face for the last 9 miles of the bike. The 2nd hardest thing to deal with was the run which was mostly uphill for the first 1.5 miles. I enjoyed the swim - it seams like the course was wider than the one allowed in the Danskin. I realized on the run that probably results from having so many more volunteers at the Danskin. The kayakers in the Danskin form a corridor that was nearly half as wide as the one we got today. The run course was slightly confusing, but the volunteers were excellent in directing the running traffic. The other really cool thing on this run was that you got to pass the water station FOUR TIMES. In most 5k runs, the most you expect is one water break.

Stepan did wonderful on his swim. He finished in under 30 minutes which was his goal. Even better than that, I think he had a good time doing it. He even won a pair of $100 sunglasses at the picnic after the race....I think he's writing all about it now. The remaining members of Team Flab (Step's relay team) did exceptionally well, also. Doug McLean did the bike - I'm not sure what his time was - and Michael O'Reilly did the run (35m 39s - he's very proud that he beat my run time!)

Loud Cheers and Kudos the rest of my tri-ing family. Elizabeth and Felicia successfully completed their very first triathlons ever. I'll add their times when they're posted later today. I'm very proud of them for sticking it out. As I told Felicia after the race, triathlons are very hard, but they are also very doable and they are very rewarding.

It's sad to think that I'm done with triathlons for the year. I'm toying with the idea of doing the Cinco Ranch one in Katy, but I need to get working on my wedding plans before I commit to it. I definitely won't have as much time to train, so it would completely be a last minute decision to participate and I wouldn't be pushing myself to set a new personal best record....I guess we'll just have to see...

Posted by jfer at July 27, 2002 3:31 PM
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Congratulations to all!

Posted by: Cynthia on July 28, 2002 8:40 AM
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