Good swim, but I am still holding back quite a bit. With improvements to my swim, my times are much faster, but I am also able to get out of the water without feeling totally wrecked.

Navigation was good and not much crowding after the first 100 yards or so until I hit the slower swimmers from the prior wave.


I probably need to push harder to see what I can withstand from a pace perspective. I am going faster, but I feel like I could definitely push a bit harder. I just don't want to blow up on the bike or run - I've done that before and it is not fun.

I was 2:56 faster than last year (19%). Very happy with swim improvements.

Good transition. Could have moved faster, but the wetsuit came off quickly considering I haven't used it in two seasons.

Good flying mount. Only mistake was that I didn't open one of my shoes beforehand. Not too much of a problem.

Move faster. Open both shoes.

Not too bad considering everything was wet.

I was 18 seconds slower than last year

Good ride. I was comfortable going fast than I thought I would be with the wet roads.

I took the turns with extreme caution, so that slowed me down a bit.

Was passed by only a few riders but passed quite a few.

My glasses were great. They helped with the spray and did not fog.

Not much. Happy to get through it without going down. Very happy with the average speed considering the wet conditions.

I was 0:11 faster than 2014. Surprising with the wet roads...

Good transition. Need to move faster, but I'm realizing as time goes by that T2 times are very related to my endurance. After I get off the bike, I am really beat and I tend to take my time in transition.

Got off the shoes at just the right time and did a measured, cautious dismount. Did not want to wipe out in the rain.

Again, move faster. Overall the technique is there - I'm just dragging...

Another painful run. Need to improve my endurance so I have more left at the end. Something to work on over the winter.

Another case of being passed with about a quarter mile left and sprinting at the finish to beat the person who passed me. I don't know where I find the energy in those situations.

Better self talk - with the out and back straight course and two loops, there was not enough distraction to keep e from focusing on how uncomfortable I was. Need to be more disciplined.

Also - more endurance training overall.

I was 1:04 slower than last year. Disappointing, but I still averaged 8:03 miles which isn't bad for me.

A few bananas, Gatorade and water. Walked back to the swim to get my sandals


Wet roads, endurance.


Overall a good race. The weather affected the turnout, and it seemed as if there was not a lot of energy surrounding the race.

I will do it again, hopefully with better weather.