This was my best swim ever. I sighted very well, weaved through traffic and just had the stroke dialed in. I am not a great swimmer, but I made a recent adjustment in my pull and the results were instantly noticeable. I have been putting in very low volume recently, so this swim was a real confidence booster.

Nothing. Probably swim more!

A pretty quick T1 for me. I was breathing a bit heavy, so I took a moment to refocus myself.

Not much, feet got a bit hung up on the shoes.

The roads are really rough here. I felt like I did not perform well on the bike at all. However, I used the disc cover for the first time and it makes a world of difference in terms of bike stability. I never go 30mph b/c I am scared at that speed and my shaking (essential tremor) causes death wobbles. Not today (hit 30 for a bit on slight downhill). The disc makes a huge difference. I am very glad I used it.

Other than that the bike was uneventful. I believe the course is short though. Also, I think my PT is failing. I had 216 W, 236 NP. I was pulling much harder than those numbers. I've noticed a recent decline in my wattages. Time to stomp test the PT.

Not too much. There is no need to pace the bike at this short of a distance.

This I could have done better. My feet wouldn't go into my running shoes, even with talc.

Not much, just an unfortunate case of my feet slipping a bit.

Huge run apparently. First, I measured the course at 3 miles, not 3.1. So I was crusing at 6:20s. I just let my leg muscles dictate the pace. I was hurting through the run, but not fatigued. I never glanced at my watch.

I ran down the gentleman who got 2nd in my age group w/ about 200 yds left. I tried to really push the pace and then I got the worst stitch I've ever had. I could not complete the kick to the end. I slapped on the back and told him it was all him. He had a great finish and we had a good handshake and a laugh. It was the first time I felt like I was racing!

Look at my HR on the watch. I can handle 165 bpm, which means I could have gotten about 5-10s more/mile. Still, it was a great run.

Walk for about 10 min until the stitch stopped. Golly that really hurt.


Nothing.


This course would be so fast if the roads were in better condition. Regardless, noone fast must have been here, b/c I finished in the top 10. I was blown away. Apparently, I put together three solid performances in one day! It was fun to race in the AG too. I hope this is indicative of things to come.