Started far left and ran in with all the folks. It was a big wave, and it got bunched at the first buoy, but cleared up after that. There were 3 buoys, but not in a lone. Some guys were inside heading to the 2d buoy, but I as heading for the third. Moved inside and stole a draft off another guy. Got to the third buoy,he went outside, I went inside.

Hit the beach, long run to the mat, then a long run uphill to T1.. Dana passed me running up the hill

OA swim placng skewed relative to AG because there were a bunch of super speedy ITU juniors, fast swimmers!

too long, too long. Dana exited T1 ahead of me

Goal for the bike was NP of 290. Hit 289. Dana passed me (?) about 1/4 mile in, he had shoe problems. We wet back and forth the entire 6 miles, but I got him by :30 in the end.

Felt good because he said the bike was his strength. :) Also, guy next to me in T1 mentioned I hadn't taped over the valve hole in my disc cover, like he had. I had to check after the race. Still beat him :)

I don't think I've placed better on the bike AG than in a swim in any race before. Last year went 17:38 so huge improvement.

Also rode 50 miles the day before with about 4K elevation, so was not fresh

Dana passed me in T2. But I exited before him. Slightly. Still to long

Dana took off and that was it. LOL. I ran a 15 something, he ran a 13 something. Nothing to do about that but get faster. He ended up 3d so I exited T2 with the leaders, but couldn't hang

Goal was to run 7:50 first mile then pick it up. LOL, first mile 7:21, second 7:31. Last year ran 7:59s so can't complain

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Fun race, my first in 2005, raced or volunteered every race since it started. Happy with the placing. Last year my clyde time would have put me on the AG podium, but all depends on who shows up!