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 Well, this Livejournal entry makes fascinating ready. It is almost 5-years to the day since I made my 3rd trip to Austin, to take part in the Livestrong ride. Back in those days it was out in Eastin Austin, on the site that is now the home of the Longhorn 70.3  Expo and T2.

I never finished the ride. Dehydration, under training and poor planing ( Read more... )

 My day went like this:

4:15 alam clock
4:45 Leave house on bike, backpack with change of clothes and running shoes
5:28 Arrive Walter E Long Park, glad I didn't have to take the car and bus, I'd have been late
5:30 Change, sign-in as volunteer
5:35-7:45 - Standing on road outside transition entry shouting, "body marking first please, straight down on ( Read more... )

I'm way behind on training reports, life has taken over. So I'll skip most, except to note that last Saturdays Longhorn "shortcourse" training was a fun outing. I left the house in the dark on my training bike, currently undergoing a maintenance refit down at ATC. I wasn't sure how long the ride up to MLK and then out to Decker Lake would take, I'd ( Read more... )

If anyone's reading that wants to come along and do some practice at the site of next w/e's Longhorn Austin 70.3 race, tomorrow morning at 7.15am at the entrance to Decker Park ( Read more... )

Just confirming it's on, interest is starting to grow, who knows someone other than me might show up this week ( Read more... )

I woke up late and treated the garage like T1, I was in and out and gone. I arrived over at Decker Lake by 7:30, and proceeded to put my bike together, last week I forgot my track pump and biked with tyres down around 80psi, this week I didn't. Last up it was cycling shoes, oh cr@p, I forgot them.

I briefly considered driving back home and getting ( Read more... )

I'll be doing it on the 5th, same time, same start place, 7.30 from the parking lot behind the stores on the corner of Decker Lake and Decker Lane. See the earlier posts for Google Maps. Brings running gear as well if you want to do a brick run afterwards!

For the 12th I won't be riding. I'm doing the Couples Triathlon with ( Read more... )

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I'll be riding again this Saturday, anyone else that wants to come along would be welcome. Here is a description of the meeting/start point. I'll be there around 7.15am for a 7.30am start.

Here are my comments on the course after last weeks ride, depending on who shows up, I may or may not take a detour into Elgin for a refill/bathrooms.