I was surprised at how open the swim was. Only late in the second lap did it get congested. The water was really nice. It was clear and a good temp with a wetsuit. The swim went pretty well considering I haven' swum a lot this spring.

It's probably a quarter mile or so to transition from the swim. I felt good after the swim and ran to transition, passing a lot of people on the way.

I tried to go pretty hard on the bike. I had to take the corners a bit easy due to wet roads and rain.

My rear cassette was loose from when I put the wheel cover on. Shifting would have been better if I had put that back on more tightly.

This went well.

Miles 1-2 and 4 were a little slow. I negative split the run by pushing the last two miles. I probably could have gone a bit faster if I hadn't started the first two miles as slowly. I haven't had a race with a good run in a while.

Push the pace more, especially early.

Drank some water and a Coke. Found the lunch and then went home.


This is another good race put on by Kinetic Multisports (VTS-MTS). The course is nice with a flat swim, rolling bike, and scenic run. The smooth roads of the bike course are really nice.