I was in the first line, strong start then it got pretty crazy at the turn, then better.
At one point I have four guys in front of me net to each other and I couldnt pass them, so I was breastroking... Eventually it cleared up and I got back at it.

Apparently the later wave got crazier, my friend was dunked repeatedly and she wasn't happy :-)

Swimming is not my forte, I only have been to the pool 15 times in the last 8 months... Definitely something to improve on especially since I want to do Olympic distance next season

pretty uneventful.
I run of the water as I saw that i was in the first ones to get off. My HR was quite high (171) I put on my helmet and shoes under the rain and headed off.

go faster, obviously, I hadn't the best setup and the rain didnt help.

I had a cramp in my right calf, not enough sodium so I didnt push too much and tried to stretch it on the way down.
I saw people passing me and I knew that I wasnt doing very good.
Did whatever I could given the circumstances and tried to finish strong.

I started biking this summer, so just more training

I wasnt as efficient as I could have, lost time putting on socks cause I was afraid to get blisters since my feet were wet.

go faster

climbing was brutal, at that point I had catch up with people from the Olympic distance. As I was making my way up the bridge I saw many people walking.
I settled for a lower pace, followed a lady and then put on the gas on the way down. Tried to keep my HR around 170. On the way back I felt better and started passing many people. As the bridge ended, a 56 yo from the Olympic distance caught up with me (I think the one of only 3 people who passed me on the run) and he was flying at 6:30/mile, so I stuck with him all the way to the end. It was thought but I kept thinking, if he can do it, I can do it too :-)
I gracefully let him go first in the chute (actually he was too fast for me :-)

Pretty happy with my run, didn't make the mistake of going to fast at the beginning. I thought i was jogging but my Garmin said 7min/mile. I knew it was too fast to start, so I slowed down and kept my HR steady.

went through the chute with that feeling " I never want to run that fast again, I'm gonna puke". Got out, got a drink and then got a banana. Looked for my sister who was taking pictures and my friend who was still on the course. She was going up the bridge while I was coming back down so I knew I had 10-12 min in front of me.


Definitely lack of training, I only trained seriously for the last three weeks.
At least I know I can do better.
The cramp on the bike didn't help either, I have to be better with fueling.


I thought it was great!
Lots of volunteers, people cheering, good hard course.
Only thing is you have an hour and a half where you just wait for them to set up the swim for the sprint course. transition closes at 7am and first wave is at 8:45am. But it went by pretty fast.
Definitely will try to come back next year.