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This was my first race since getting Jamie as my coach (who won today, by the way). I tried to use everything he said and it worked out very well. I actually found some good feet to draft off of for several large sections of the race, which is unusual for me, but good. I may have went a little hard, but not too bad.

T1 is a long run out of the water around transition before you come into it, hence the long T1 time. Only 15 guys in my age group beat my T1 time. I know some of you think I obsess about transitions, but this is free time. At least 7 people in my AG would have beat me if they had matched my transistions.

Didn't feel very strong on the bike today. My perceived effort was pretty high in the beginning for 200 watts. I ended up averaging about 195 and 22.1 mph. Aaron, you beat me by 1:31 on the bike. Of course, the 2:27 lead from the swim and the 2:45 I gained on T2/run more than made up for it ;)

The course was crowded, but there were several lanes and I never got held up as a result. I saw mkmbharris as he passed me on an uphill, but I passed him on the downhill side and don't remember seeing him again. As I turned a corner on my second lap, I heard "On your left" to my inside. I didn't realize until a few seconds later that it was Aaron. I yelled out that he was a bastard as gesture of friendship.

On my third lap, I had some TnT guy suck my wheel from the corner of Congress and Cesar Chavez all the way back around to South First, where he passed me! What an ass! He sucks my wheel for 2 miles and then passes? Dick.

Not much. I started feeling pretty good towards the 2nd lap.

More free speed here. Only 6 people in the AG beat me through T2.

Put socks on.

It started to get pretty warm out there by the time I hit the run. The sun came out and it combined with the humidity to make it pretty brutal. Fortunately, running through downtown provided some areas of shade from the buildings. I did discover that my latest pair of running shoes are not conducive to bare foot running. Just after starting the second lap, I noticed some pain on the arch of my left foot followed shortly by the backs of both ankles. There wasn't anything to do about it but keep going. I've got a couple of nice blisters going. Overall, I didn't push too hard on the run. I just didn't feel like I really had my legs under me.

I saw CitySky on the run looking good. She beat her 4 hour goal by over 12 minutes. Way to go, Celeste! I also caught sight of Vegas and Aaron a couple of times.

Met up with everyone after the race and hung out for a bit. It was great getting everyone together and this is just a fun race to do.

Brandt is going to be pissed when he sees the pics!


Another good race this year and I beat my time by last year even though last year's course was short.