Swim was not one of my best, got a great start running in, I ran about 50 yards or so then started swimming, didn't want to run too much. Goggles got really foggy, and I lost sight of where I was. The girl in front of me did too, we swam off course once, it was hard then to get a feel for where I was again until the last turn. I think my time could have been at least :30 better if I knew where the heck I was. I remembered how long the beach was shallow, so I actually swam until my hands hit sand, and then I ran in, so I think I was swimming longer than others. Made the run into T1 not so bad. The sand was REALLY soft, it actually made the run nice.

Spit in my goggles before the swim. Ride the waves a bit better.

T1 was not bad, found my bike no problem, one of the first in my wave in. Got changed and into my bike socks and shoes pretty quick, helmet and glasses on, and off I went.

Maybe have some water to rinse my feet, just put the socks on sandy feet, which I paid for later.

The road was rough, lots of potholes out there. Saw many people stopped to change flat tires. I rode with caution, would rather finish a bit slow than have to change a flat. That would have added 30 minutes to my time for sure. Didn't finish my water and gatorade out there, which I paid for on the run. Overall a good ride, at least most people on this ride stayed to the right and passed on the left. Did have one guy fly in between me and someone I was passing. There was plenty of room on the left, he was just a jerk.

Drink more fluids. My stomach felt weird because I was so hot, it was hard to drink the little bit I did. It concerned me, because I usually have no trouble finishing water on the bike.

Again, slow with the shoe change. I was tired, walked out of T2 to start the run. Before leaving, stopped to stretch my legs. The stopped at the bathroom right after leaving T2.

Shoelaces. This will be the same comment for all races this year, since I don't think I will be getting them this season.

I was pooped, but managed to jog to mile one drinking station. Walked through it to the hill, walked up that. Then I jogged to next water stop right before mile 2, then jogged again passed mile 3. I ended up walking about a half mile after mile 3 mark, I was sweating like I have never sweat before. Ran the last 1/2 mile in, I was so glad to be done.

Hydrate more on the bike and during the run. My stomach sort of shut down and I started to cramp up a bit on the run. While I was walking, my mind was racing, I had thought popping in and out of my head. I was thinking really fast, and it sort of freaked me out. So needless to say, I will hydrate more for the next hot race I am in.

Warm down, stood in front of hose at finish for a while, the sweat on my face then ran into my eyes and I was temporarily blinded. Went to the side and rubbed my eyes so I could watch Laura finish. Stretched a bit, got some water, banana and sat in the shade. When we cooled off, went to get some food, which really was not too bad.


The heat really had an impact on my overall performance. I knew it was going to be that hot, but it is just so hard to prepare for it. Oh yeah, and lack of running in the past few weeks, I guess that had an impact.


Definitely a well organized race, lots of volunteers and police help. The after party was pretty good, good food, good prizes. Seems lots of people stuck around for a chance to register for Accenture in August. I would definitly do this again next year!