By the time my wave started it was pretty choppy. I started on the inside mid-pack which now I know was not a good idea. I got a couple of kicks in the face and had to fix my goggles twice. Inexperience on my part. I had a hard time navigating with the waves and kept swimming into feet. The swim was much better than I anticipated and I had fun!

Next time I'll start on the outer edge and be more aggressive at finding a spot to swim

Slow and frustrating T1. I made a bad shirt choice - I tried to put it on and couldn't a few times. I spent way too much time yanking that shirt off and on.

Next time I'll wear my top for the swim.

I loved the bike leg and the hills. I was very happy with it and had a ton of fun. Passed a lot of people and felt really good riding.

Be more aggressive on downhills.

Could have been better. I didn't change my shoes so all I had to do was change hats.

Crummy run. My toes were numb from bike ride for the first 1.5mi of run. I was tired and didn't push myself very hard. The course was windy near the end and I felt like we were doing some kind of agility course running around little cones.

Do a quick stretch (lunges) before running and run harder. I also need to figure out the shoe thing and why my feet were so numb for so long. Made it really hard to run.

Can't rate the race against others because it was my first but I thought it was great. I had a blast and was so happy to do the swim fairly well and feel confident in the water. That was my biggest concern.

My husband beat me by only 1 min and 9sec. If I had only gotten that dang shirt on faster in T1!