HITS Corpus Christi Sprint Triathlon, February 18, 2012.

I have forgotten to mention: I am doing a sprint triathlon next month. Initially, the plan was to do it with my Bobo Bro, weedweasel. But a couple of weeks ago, he decided he wasn't going to be ready & bowed out. So now it's just me.

FINE THEN.

So far, I am being very diligent about training while I'm on this FEMA rotation. But obviously, I'm limited to the treadmill, the stationary bike, & the pool. Despite that, I feel that I will be ready for this event. It almost exactly HALF the distance of the Olympic triathlon I did back in 2006. I intend to do an Olympic triathlon at some point in 2012.

But without the motivation of wanting to beat my little brother like a tambourine, I've been trying to come up with something else for inspriation. I've decided that I need to race against my own expectations. So, as of today, I predict the following splits for my race next month:

Swim (750 meters): 15 minutes
T1 (transition from swim to bike): 4 minutes
Bike (20 km, 12.4 miles): 52 minutes
T2 (transition from bike to swim): 4 minutes
Run (5 km, 3.11 miles): 37 minutes
TOTAL: 1:52

If my training goes well, I will update this estimate again before Race Day.