Post by robreddy on Apr 13, 2010 8:41:44 GMT -5
Was in Houston for work so why not race - found one of the Escape to Alcatraz qualifier race (2 slots awarded for most AGs) and figured why not do it. Before I start if gotta say this was a really nice race and well run - they gave a lot of stuff away in the goodie bag and had a nice after race party - this seems to NOT be the norm at more and more races in the past few years. And price was reasonable - $85 if you signed up on time. Props to On-UR-Mark Racing.
Like many of the Alcatraz qualifiers - you jump off a boat and swim into shore. All the guys on my boat were pissin their pants scared but I was a bad a ss and crushed them on the l-o-n-g swim.
Houston is WAY flat - so all the people were pissin their pants about havin to ride up and over this big bridge - 4 times (good god the insanity) - but I was a bad a ss and jumped on my bike and crushed them on the l-o-n-g bike.
So we get to the run and I'm pissin my pants cause my achilies hurts like a mo fo - one guy in my AG passed me at mile one - got about a minute up on me. I hung on but could not catch him. He was a bad a ss and crushed me on the run.
Took the slot to Alcatraz and will make it a double Cali month next May with WF at the start of May and Alcatraz at the end of May 2011.
Good times
Like many of the Alcatraz qualifiers - you jump off a boat and swim into shore. All the guys on my boat were pissin their pants scared but I was a bad a ss and crushed them on the l-o-n-g swim.
Houston is WAY flat - so all the people were pissin their pants about havin to ride up and over this big bridge - 4 times (good god the insanity) - but I was a bad a ss and jumped on my bike and crushed them on the l-o-n-g bike.
So we get to the run and I'm pissin my pants cause my achilies hurts like a mo fo - one guy in my AG passed me at mile one - got about a minute up on me. I hung on but could not catch him. He was a bad a ss and crushed me on the run.
Took the slot to Alcatraz and will make it a double Cali month next May with WF at the start of May and Alcatraz at the end of May 2011.
Good times
