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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
COM-BAT SPRINT TRIATHLON
I did it! It has been along time since I last participated in the COM-BAT tri. I love this particular triathlon for
multiple reasons, one, it takes place on my old stomping grounds, College of the Mainland... great memories at this school...
two, my first ever triathlon was the COM-BAT tri, and three, it's short, sweet, and fast. I prepared for this triathlon
on short notice, uh, how about a week of training. I hate it when I do this, but I got it done. Over the course
of this year, I have been building a base, so I new I would be OK to race. This race included a 300 yd swim, 15 mile
bike, and 3 mile run. If you are ever in the market for your first triathlon, this is a good one to do or at least one
like it because the swim takes place in a pool. Takes the stress off of you. Worse case, you can walk the swim.
I posted a time of 1hr and 20mins. Once again, not too bad considering my lack of training. Next time, I will
be better prepared, that's for sure. Stay tuned as I consider my next race... either the La Porte Triathlon or Tejas
in Sugarland... we'll see.
Pearland Fun Run
Well, it's been awhile since my last post, so I thought I would take this opportunity to update my current adventures.
On May 9th, I participated, with fellow bootcamper (bayarea Adventure Boot Camp) Christina, in the Pear Fun Run. The
run took place in Centennial Park and was a blast. Christina actually place 2nd in her age group. Pretty good
for her first fun run. The majority of preparation for this fun run was mainly through boot camp along with other training
runs. Good Job, Christina. I on the other hand, placed 14th out of 22 runners in my age group and 62nd overall
with a time of 27 mins. and 52 sec. Not bad considering I haven't ran a sub 9 minute pace in about two years or so.
Of course, I owe this pace to trying to keep up with Christina. This was my first race in month following the Seabrook
Marathon, so it felt good to get out and run again. This race also was a stepping stone for me into triathlon season.
Up next, the com-bat triathlon in Texas City.
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