Didn't draft anyone for some reason. With so few people, I started out front and really went after it for the first 500m- that was fun for a change.

Nothing.

Long run up the beach to T1. Fumbled around with my helmet, the mount line was in the wet grass (spin those wheels boys!), and my suit got stuck on my heels again.

Get back to putting my shoes in the pedals before the race and save myself those 20 seconds.

This was my best bike split ever and on a difficult course too. I attacked the hills, kept my legs churning in the flats, and hammered the whole way.

Nothing.

I flew into T2 side-saddled and almost went through the flags at the end of the chute. I had some trouble with my socks and dropped my GU, but I couldn't have been there more then 45sec, a minute tops.

Socks, gotta have them, but they never go on smooth.

This run time can't be right, but the clock said 3:03:24 when I crossed the finish line, and crunching the numbers gives me 1:00:40 for my run time. I felt like I was going faster, 8 min/mi maybe 7:30 min/mi in spots, but the numbers don't lie. I'll stomach this run time for a good bike split.

Take some water going out of T2, my abdomen cramps up ASAP when the bike leg is over.

Active Release! Those people were awesome. I've never felt so good after a race.


Not much. A faster run split would have been nice, but the only person I saw from my age group at the finish line I remember passing on the bike, so he must have only gone the 24mi; in which case I think I won my AG, but who knows! There are no official splits for the race.

Official splits are up, and they're wrong.