After making the turn to come back for the second half I never really saw the buoy. I swam to where I though it would be and got way off course. That took a few minutes to correct.

Had a lot of fun on the bike. Great to see the sights of LA. As far as the race I seemed to be in no mans land. I kept passing slower riders from the previous waves but never got to anyone riding as fast as me. Nobody passed me until the very last block when one guy passed me up. I would have like to have seen some faster riders for a bit of adrenaline rush.

My goal was a pace of 22mph. Came a little shy but I won't complain.

Strange going to a transition you never have seen before. The volunteer directed me to the right row but sent me to the wrong end. I had to double bck about 30 yards to get my stuff.

Ouch. Hills are bad. But I kept running, never walked on the course. right before mile 4 it felt like something was in my shoe. I looked down and realized my previously white gym shoe was now blood red. I guessed what was in my shoe was a chunk of skin that ripped off. I must have blistered trying to run down the hills. I had to alter my already pathetic running style so the pain only made my eyes cross. I'm guessing this added about 6 minutes to my run.

Went to the medical tent and got my feet bandaged. My shoe looked terrible, all coverd in blood. The medic taped me up and I hobbled to get some food. By the time I was bandaged up and ate I was wiped and neglected to stretch. Wish I hit up the massage tables but ran out of time.


I had a lot of fun on this race. I had really good interactions with other competitors and spectators. It was a real challenge after my foot got hurt. Very proud I didn't quit.