Swim was a battle: as tough as I thought it might be but I was pleased to see how well I finished

I started at the inside front by accident; may take a "less agressive" line next time although traffic was not to bad.

Warm up might help

Time is an estimate

No surprises here; took too much time worrying about tearing my race number but this may have helped me stay calm removing the wetsuit

Used leaopard print towel to help find bike


I was slow and deliberate this time: not a bad thing. Nothing went wrong, but I could shave a few seconds

Fantastic ride; can't beleive how many people I passed throughout the course. Didn't think i could do this well on my MTB

HR was >170 the entire ride, but the legs felt great.Perhaps the high cadence/low power riding on the MTB helps keep the legs fresh????

I did very well on the ride, so I will try and duplicate everything next race

Racked bike wrong; I took some time to fix it (probably didn't need to)

HR was >170 the entire race! I didn't check during the sprint but I would guess it approached 180. I have never sustained HR this high

Could have run a bit harder on the uphill; did not know the course and I was worried about crashing on the homestretch. Left a bit in the tank.

Sprinted the last 500m

Took water at the turn and choked! Practice this!

Walk the course if possible beforehand

None- went to see Tom finish


I think I did as well as possible for my first race

Most bikes were better than mine!


Glad I wore my HRM: I didn't think I could perform at >170bpm but it was not too intense. Burned 813 KCal. Avg 163bpm, but I started the watch early and forgot to turn it off for a few minutes post race.

Pleased with run and swim, very pleased with bike. Overall a great race for my first.