It had rained the night before so the top 3 inches were freezing cold. Underneath the surface, the water was not quite as cold.

I had a very poor swim. I felt a lot of pressure on my lungs from the cold water. It was hard to breathe. Normally I can breathe every 3rd or 4th stroke but during this race, I was breathing every stroke.

I think I might have worn a wetsuit, although, I don't own one and I won't want to take the time in my transition to take it off.

I had a little trouble clipping into my pedals.

I'm going without soxes and sunglasses; that saved me a few seconds.

nothing really, t1 was a good transition.

I gained a lot of time on the bike.

nothing.

t2 was good.

I made the mistake of drinking some accelerade right before I started the run and so I had water in my stomach. Next time I need to finish the bottle before I dismount the bike, instead of drinking during t2.

I'm pleased with a sub-23 minute time. I haven't run that fast since my freshman year of college.

I met James Reeves on the run course. It was fun to have a buddy for a few minutes.

I took some endurox, which really helps. I also stretched.


Stupid swim.


I met my two goals for the race:
1. sub- 1:15 time
2. collect hardware

This was my first race of the season and the best race ever!