Swim seemed longer than it was, strange course in that you had to cut back across most of lake when it seemed like you were almost finished.

Felt pretty good overall, a bit slower than anticipated but also stayed relaxed.

Long run required through transition area, first up deep sand from beach which was tough.

Nothing

Had some early calf cramping but loosened up. Felt strong until Bailey Hill. After the climb I was spent. Had a lot of low back cramping too. Maintained a steady pace but not particularly fast.

TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN

Felt AWEFUL at the beginning of the run, nauseated and exhausted. Forced myself to complete run, wanted to quit. Did the walk/run thing throughout, longest run segment was only 6 min. Had A LOT of trouble getting any energy or GU on board due to nausea. Stuck with water and sucked it up to finish. Plantar fasciitis ok during run but EXTREMELY painful after.

Train more consistently.

Walked to car


Minimal training, lack of nutrition (unable to eat due to nausea throughout bike ride and run).


Was not ready for this distance due to difficulty getting training runs in lately (having a lot of trouble with plantar fasciitis). Will stick to sprint distance, much more pleasurable for me.