Felt great through most of the swim. Hadn't swum since Azalea Triathlon in March. Definitely got tired a bit more quickly than I thought I would have to and had to start breathing after 2 strokes. One guy came up on me at 50-75 meters, and I let him go. Then another jackass, who I think was Adam Burke, came bulldozing up on me when I got stuck in a clump. I told him that we were hung up in a pack but he went forward anyway. I ended up catching up and just pummeling him the whole last length. I was furious and hopped out of the poo without using the ladder. So mad., but he was fast and got to transition before I had a chance to say anything else.

I mean, I can always swim more and practice. Maybe get a higher seeded time to get in a faster pace, but it's always a crap shoot in the pool.

Another pretty slow transition for me, but I didn't mind. I need to catch my breath.

About the middle of the pack on time for males overall, 8/14 for my age group.



Maybe try with my shoes clipped in next time, but I hate getting grass on my sock.

Really felt much stronger on this ride than the Asheville Virtual Tri the week before. That being said, I was pretty slow on the climbs due to weight. There was one big climb heading out and then 2 big ones coming in. Lost some time on these to the leaders for sure. Only passed by two people, one who ended up winning my age group and then another who was 66!

Lose weight. I got a little bit loopy towards the end and checked out. Couldn't gone a bit harder, but I wanted to say some for the run.

Slower than this should have been, mostly because I was trying to get my phone to save the bike and then start the run but It was soaking wet. Probably lost 10 seconds doing this.

Probably back third of all males in the transition.

9/14 age group

I need a new GPS watch, but it's not happening anytime soon.

This was my worst of the three disciplines, which is a little disheartening considering I've put in some much time running this past year. I just couldn't get cool. And I was incredibly nauseous and hot after the first mile. Eating so much fiber the night before was probably not the best idea since my stomach was really churning. I passed a guy right at the end but got passed by quite a few much faster runners during the actual race. The pace, which was under 8, was pretty good, but I think the course was short.

Not eat so much fiber the night before. Dump water on me right at transition. Get a GPS watch.

Nothing really besides eating and drinking. Had a water, then a coke. Also had several cookies and walked back to transition trying to cool off and enjoying the fact that I had finished.


Weight first and foremost. Also the heat and humidity/dew point really got to me. I didn't use aero bars on the bike, which probably slowed me down a little, but I am not comfortable in that position right now.


Setup always puts on a great race, and being back at Furman was fun for me as an alumnus. I didn't stick around for the rewards. I do wish they opened the locker rooms for us at the end so we could have showered. Overall, a great race. Just really hot.