We had 6-7 foot waves. It was very hard to get past the break, I must have spent at least 5 minutes trying. Also, there were large pieces of wooden branches and other things under the water. It was pretty miserable out there.

Get through the break faster and not let the current take me out so far off course.

I took off my wetsuit on the beach because of the long run up a hill to T1. I knew that the suit would dry when I got to T1 so I took the opportunity to catch my breath and take the suit off. It also made it a lot easier to run in the sand.

Nothing!

I almost ate it when I did the final 90 degree turn into the T1 area.

Ride a little easier during the start and make sure at the end that I rest so that my legs don't cramp when I jump off the bike.

This went very smoothly.

Nothing

I have ITBS (iliotibial Band Syndrome) I know, I know, I should not have done this, but I couldn't help it!! I also had very bad hamstring cramps when I got off the bike. I had to stop and stretch them.

Not have ITBS

I iced my knee and had some fruit.


ITBS, 6 foot waves, and tree branches


The race ppl ran out of strawberries. There was nothing to do after the race. No entertainment. Last year's seemed much better. I would do this again though. It was a lot of fun trying to figure out the swim.