Swim started out at a wall at the edge of the lake. I felt fairly confident in my swim. When we left I started out way too fast. By time I reached the first buoy I had to turn over and rest for a minute. After I rested and caught my breath I continued on. The rest of the swim was very uneventful and slow. I had to turn over one more time alone the "backstretch".

Start out a little slower and better preparation. I thought I was prepared but then when I got out there found out the hard way that I wasn't even close.

I deliberately took it slow to catch my breath in this transition. I could've gone faster but my strategy by this point had changed to just finishing.

Prepare for the swim better so I could take less time in this transition. Also, maybe dry off a little better, had some trouble with my jersey (or is that my weight???)

I think the aero bars really helped. I did better speed wise than I thought, though, even though it was still slow compared to the other participants. I was very well prepared for the bike though, I had done a lot of biking during this time. For me, I was pleased.

Work on hills just a bit more. I struggled a little on the steep ones.

This was the first time I had used a bar to mount my bike and I mounted it handle bars first. The gap between my front tire and brakes was a little too small to mount that way, so I struggled a little to get it on. Other than that this was fairly smooth.

Mount my bike by the seat instead. I think it will be a touch faster if I can get away with it.

This was by far my worst event of the three. I felt like I walked more than ran. I was just not ready at all. I had some nagging injuries leading up to the event that only affected the run so I was well under trained. The hills killed me going down as well as up. I could not get into a good groove. Not much else to say about that. A run I would love to forget.

Train on hills. Also, change shoes to help prevent some of the nagging injuries that kept me from training as much as I would like.

Walked around for a few minutes and then sat down with a gaterade and relaxed.


Training. Most definitely. Had I known how unprepared I was I might not even have attempted this one.


Good race overall. I will attempt it again, as it is my hometown tri. Definately difficult though. I will train especially hard for this one next year.