Much more difficult than I had anticipated. I was hit many times by other athletes until after the first turn.

Swam breaststroke to help with sighting and breathing, but would have been better off using freestyle and being more streamlined.

Went well, but lost some time putting on a shirt, socks and shoes.

This was only the second time I had ridden a bike in the last decade and the hills drained my energy quickly. My bike was purchased from Walmart a few weeks prior to the race and I rode 8 miles of the course one weekend just to get acquainted with it.

I only trained on a stationary bike and would probably have liked to have more road experience. Also, getting my bike fitted to my height may have been a good idea in retrospect.

This transition actually went well. I had been practicing it by hopping onto a treadmill immediately and running for a little while after every stationary workout.

I was still unable to run for the full distance at the time of the race so I kept a close eye on the digital display of my watch. I would jog for 40 seconds then walk for 20 and continued that pattern for the duration of the run.

Just needed more training time to drop weight and increase endurance.

More training time would be very beneficial. I went from overweight, no exercise, and a desk job to a triathlon in 6 weeks.