I know that this is not in chronological order however I found several pics on a different camera and thought I would try to catch the blog up from last year. The Longhorn Tri Festival in Austin this past year was their first year for this event and it consisted of a full weekend of triathlon fun. Saturday they held an Olympic distance and a Sprint distance tri and on Sunday they held the Half Iron Distance tri. The support for this race was fantastic plenty of water stations with gatorade, Pepsi, Gu, water soaked sponges, on-course misting statioins for the run. If you asked real nice you could get a cold Busch Light on the run course at the Rock and Roll aid station just before you had to climb the heartbreak hill. There were a couple of bottle exchanges on the bike, full support from Mavic with wheel cars and motorcycles providing support. I got to utilize the services of the wheel car as I flatted on mile 6 of the bike leg, they got me back in the race in about 15 minutes, it would have been quicker but where I flatted was at a busy intersection and they had a hard time getting to me. The run was rather hilly but what else would you expect from a race in Austin? If you believe that "Pain is a Gift" then this course was littered with presents throughout the 13.1 mile run course.
One main complaint for me was it was very hot for an October event but you can't blame the race director for the weather and they were well prepared for the heat. The race director did address a couple of other issues the parking/shuttle situation wasn't ideal and the swim course was short on buoy's two issues that they promise to take care of for next year's event.
We had a great group for this event we had four families enjoy this weekend we brought 3 trailers down to a great RV park with great amenities including a pool, hot tub, cable and dog park located only about 3-4 miles from the race site.
A fun run was held for the kids on registration day
Everyone was a winner!
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