This was a short run in lieu of a swim due to the water temperature being 52°F. We had a pre-race briefing on the beach and stood in the cold for 30 minutes before the start of the race. No chance for a decent warm-up.

Somebody rearranged my transition and and it took me a bit to find my stuff. That took a bit of time.

I started out fine but it was cold. My HR monitor was not recording accurately for most of the race. I wasn't out of breath, but my legs were feeling a bit tired. I had been fighting a cold all week and I think it was affecting me. The disaster occurred at around the half way point. People were widely spaced along the course and at one intersection, there were people going in opposite directions. The deputy sheriff at the intersection I think got confused and sent me and one other guy in the wrong direction. We ended up going 1.5 miles in the wrong direction. I was hoping for a chance to qualify for the age group nationals, which I did last year at this race, but there was not chance of this. I decided it was better for my training plan to quit after the bike so I could continue with my normal training tomorrow.

Nothing


I can't really rate the race this year since I didn't finish. Having the county sheriff send me in the wrong direction on the bike was a total bummer.