Patriot Half Iron - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Placed myself at the front but on the far side. Took about 10 mins to get into the groove (didnt have time to warm up). Only had a couple of places where I had to mix it up a bit with the mosh pit. I used the tip on moving towards people who wanted some elbow action ;).

Heading out I took a wide path. I did have a good corner but also went too wide heading into T1. I need to focus on swim path.

overall good T1 - right heel got stuck a bit but good overall.

work on getting wetsuit off.

Good Bike leg - IT took a while to get HR into the right zone. I felt good and probably took the 1st loop harder than I should. Some sections of the road were patchy but good overall.

Kept cadence high to avoid any knee/IT band issue which seemed to work out. With average speed just over 20 mph I was happy with the bike.

Felt great for first loop; dragged a bit midway through second loop but finished strong.

Work on negative split. Second loop was a bit behind.

Good T2 - No complaints.

Next time I should coast and ride side saddle and hop off to keep moving.

Make sure new socks are not inside out.

I think I ate too much on the bike. I am going to check intake stats later this week. Felt good getting into pace but could not get HR up and kick it into gear. I was able to pass a bunch of people but fewer towards the end of the race.

Had a strong finish with a good final kick passing three people at the end.

Eat less on the bike.

Stay true to my HR pace and kick it into gear at last 3 miles.

Great race. Put on calendar for 2008.