I Splashed, Pedaled and Dashed... Now its time to thak you guys and gals.

My first Tri was yesterday and overall I'm fairly pleased with my results, although things could have definitely been better. 

The 400 meter swim was going well.  I was passing people on a 1:30/100 meter pace through the first 150 and then... boom boom. I was kicked in the face not once but twice, breaking my goggles.  After inhaling two giant gulps of water and stopping to futily try to repair the broken goggles I finished the swim doing the breast stroke... slowly.

T1 was a breeze as I just tossed on my running shoes and helmet, hopped on the bike into the cages and started cruising.

At mile 3 of 15 on the bike it was time for a drink.  As I was trying to put the bottle back in the cage I dropped it and goodbye.  I would have gone back and got it but the cap popped off and all my water had spilled out anyway.  So I took it easier the rest of the bike in hopes I wouldn't cramp.

T2 was again a breeze as I just hopped off the bike, took my helmet off and started running.

The first part of the run... Sucked!  My lower back felt like it was on fire and my lungs the same.  It took me a while to be even remotely comfortable.  Kind of what I was expecting but still painful.  The last mile went by pretty fast and I was greeted by some friends at the finish line.  They made it all better.

Overall:

400m Swim:  8:26 - hopefully better next time
15 Mile Bike: 45:06  19.6 mph - pretty good considering
5k: 24:20 7:52 min/mile - I'll take it for now

I finished 65th out of 315 and 5th in my AG.

I don't post much on here, but the advice other BTers offer on here is invaluable.  I learned so much just by searching for certain topics in old posts.  Thank you all for your help!