CapTex was this past Monday, and expecting to have my best race ever, I initially labeled it a disappointment, but in hindsight have a lot to be excited about. The course was far from the correct distance in two of the three events, with the swim mistakenly being measured for a half Ironman and the run extended to 6.8 miles instead of the standard 6.2. My swim was good for me at 28:52, pace for a 22:15 1500, but it left be more than six minutes down heading into the bike. I had my best ride ever, averaging 23.3 mph, but that wasn't nearly fast enough to contend with the top athletes who had all come out chasing an Elite License since this was a pro qualifying race.
My run started off pretty well, but I quickly found myself dropping off my target 5:40 pace, and with no mile markers on the course (probably because they knew it was wrong), I was left to wonder how bad it was going to be. In the end, I covered the supposed 6.8 miles in 41:16, pace for around 37:30, which isn't terrible, but isn't where I should've been.
Right now I'm trying my best to recover and prepare for Hy-Vee next weekend, the 13th. This is also an Elite qualifying race so I'll be aiming (fairly lightly) at the top three. It also offers a good opportunity to watch the pros competing in the World Cup event held later that afternoon. I'm looking forward to it. I think now that I have a good "Olympic distance" race under my belt, I can put out an even better performance at Hy-Vee.
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