Warrior Dash

If anyone has not heard of the Warrior Dash check this out. My friends and I did this race last weekend and had an absolute blast. We rented a cabin nearby, and made a weekend out of it. For most of us, the race itself was pure fun, no worry about time (I can't tell you how enjoyable it was to run a race not worrying about a PR- and technically, that is the fastest I've ever run 3 miles while climbing over, under, and through obstacles, so I guess it was a PR!). The exception to this, was our friend Danny. He ran the entire course in 17:17- the guy's a stud! It was also good enough for overall male winner (on Saturday). Anyway, beer drinking, mud-rolling, kinda race. Too much fun.
Before the Dash

 After the Dash

St. A's Update

Soooo, St. Anthony's was a couple weeks ago. Realized I haven't posted an update. The race went really well, and the weekend was a blast. I rarely go down to Florida and don't have most of my time sucked up by family (I'm not saying I don't love seeing everyone, just that it was nice to have my own agenda). I had a goal of finishing under 3 hours 30 minutes. It was a slightly arbitrary goal, as I really had no idea what to expect, never having raced this distance before.

The weather was beautiful, although the wind kept picking up at night, so the bay was super choppy in the morning. Everyone was a little concerned about the swim conditions. Well, race morning, they announced that the swim would be moved to a calmer location and slightly shorter (1000 meters instead of 1500). That part was great, what sucked was the 1/2 mile run back to transition. That's why, you'll see shortly, my T1 time is so ridiculously long (not that I'm making excuses or anything ;)). Swim time: 22:53

T1: 8:14 (again, factor a crazy long run)

The bike was very windy, but otherwise, really nice. Lot of fun to ride through all the different neighborhoods of St. Pete. Bike time: 1:31:51
I would like to point out that my average mph for this bike was almost 2 mph faster than my average for my last sprint tri (similar conditions, too) which was almost half the distance. I'm still slow on the bike, but it's nice to see some progress.

T2: 3:11

Run: It was hot by the run, but a good portion was shaded, and there was really great support from the neighborhoods, and well volunteered aid stations. Run time: 1:08:36
Not my best 10k time, but not my worst either, and the first time I've done one after swimming and biking. Also, my second 5k split was faster than my first, which was my goal.

Overall time: 3:14:45
A good 15 minutes under my goal! I have some things in mind to work on now, and felt really great after finishing. St. A's was a well run race, lots of great volunteers, and overall enjoyable. St. Pete is a hard to be location, IMO anyway.