Galveston 5150 TX
Swim: Cancelled (high winds)
Bike: 54:37 Fastest split 26.8mph 316w
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/380481814
Run: 34:52 7th fastest split
Overall: 1:30:14 Second place
Added this race to the schedule only a week ago, had a great recovery from Wisconsin and could feel a real boost in fitness on the bike. Plus I've just had the desire and hunger to race more this year when normally in September I'm counting down the days to the last race. Didn't really know what to expect coming off of Wisconsin, but I knew I was in the best shape of my life, just didn't know if it would show. Ultimately I figured that if I raced awful I wasn't any worse off than if I didn't race at all.
Weather was awful from the time I arrived, and it kept me inside all day Saturday with storms and strong winds all day. There was a chance for storms Sunday and I was worried the entire race would be cancelled. At the pro meeting I learned the swim was already cancelled since the wind was only going to pick up for Sunday. For the race we did a TT start, always a little nerve racking since you never know what place you're in and have to go max effort all the way to the line. I was really strong on the bike, once I got through the initial first few miles and onto the highway I picked up the tailwind and rode the final 8.3 miles to the turnaround in 15 minutes, 33mph. The strong headwind wasn't an issue at all on the return trip, it was very steady and not gusting at all so controling the bike wasn't hard at all like I feared. Posted the fastest split on the day and could sense from my placing amongst others that I must be near the lead. Ran the 10k with the urgency of racing for the win. The run legs weren't really all there, but for racing an Ironman 14 days ago, and 24 miles of running in the past two weeks I really can't complain, the run legs were still decent. Only checked my watch at 2 miles and saw 10:57. People said the run course was close to a quarter mile long so I'm pretty please with the split. Pushed all out to the end, complete with sprint finish, never want to be the person to lose by 1-2 seconds in a TT start format. Thought I was second, but had to wait to hear it officially. Very happy I did this race, picked up another good result and a good start on points towards 2014 HyVee qualification if I want to pursue that next year. Wish there were more races this time of year, feeling the best I've ever felt this late in the season.
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