Best I've ever felt on the swim. Passed a few people in first 200m, then stayed on the next guys toes till the finish. First time I've gotten out of the pool and didn't feel exhausted, training paid off.

Nothing.

No issues, it was very cold so I set full calf socks and under armor cold gear shirt outside of pool area. I normally ride no socks, but weather was too cold for that. Putting on the socks added a decent amount of time to T1, but was well worth it. I taped my shoes the night before to prevent the cold air from getting onto my feet, that was very noticeable.

Have socks rolled down so they would be easier to put on, place towel with clothing to dry off a little.

Not disappointed. This was my worst bike time in 3 years, but I was only able to ride outside twice this year. Spent a lot of time on the trainer, obviously need to push myself harder on the trainer, as it didn't translate to the course. Was hoping for a 21mph avg, missed it by a long shot.

Suck it up and get outside on the bike more.

No issues here, probably a little slow getting out of shoes due to being numb from cold. There was a woman and little kid blocking my way into rack my bike and I about ran them over, I was not happy about that.

Nothing, everything went very smooth. Best T2 time for me for this race.

For the first year the course was very clearly marked and the volunteers helping guide you were alert and paying attention.

I focused on the swim and bike for my training leading up to the race. My time was about 2 minutes slower than I would have wanted, but given the fact I did very little run training, I'm happy with the results.

Nothing. Grab some pizza and pack up.


Cold got me on the bike. Run was simply a lack of training.


Good race for what it is. It is a very short race to start the season and get a gauge on where you stand for the start of the year. Seeing that the weather was going to go up 10 degrees between 0800 and 0900, I thought they could have pushed the start back by an hour to help alleviate the earlier starters from biking in near freezing temps.