Started dead center front. Not sure but no one was crowding the line. Oh well more room for me. I was sure I would be run over but didn't. The spaced 10 minutes off the last wave instead of 5. It was a straight out and back. Must be the yellow turn buoy looked far away because I was asked like a dozen times "Do we turn at that far yellow buoy?" You're in the Oly its the longest.
There was a chop coming head in. We started and no one running me over. Its a line swim so had a bunch next to the line mixing it up. Couple on the left so after a 200yd sprint settle in to a long reach and glide. Had a guy drafting. Now I have drafted and hit a few toes but this guy was mauling my feet, after 5 or 6 times gave a good kick to let him know move it. Half way out some guy must have been trying line cause he likes climb over my legs. Then he was gone. Didn't see hide nor hair of him. rest of the swim was good passing some of the stragglers off the wave before. I did have a hard time staying off the line returning. The sucked as it was rough nylon. Swam right up to the shore and hit the mats well.

Not much.

Went well. I got this T1 thing down after 7 years. Love the sleeveless suit no more elbows stuck in suit.
1/13 in AG.

Realize I can go that fast. I always thing I'm forgetting something.

Well this course is a bear. It starts with about 2 miles of climbing. No chance to rest after then swim. Except for a lot of grinding the gears it was uneventful except for pushing a downhill and almost biting it. I did know it was there just pushed it a little hard. Used all the shoulder for sure. The route goes up from the lake then back down and reverse. Had a couple gels at the half way point. Glad I brought two bottles of water. The bottle exchange they had 3 years ago was a no go. Have to check the course map. Nobody fault but mine. As we turned back it started to rain a little then started to spit a little more. At spots a pretty good rain.
Get past by the first female about two miles from the finish. She started ten minutes behind. As least a little bike booty for about 3 seconds.
Guess I'll have ot wait for the run.
Slide into the park of course its a two mile downhill so if 35mph is sliding so be it. Gotta love it, its the only reason I go up hills to go down them.

Anti-gravity shoes.
I was hoping to do better but the same as three years ago.

13/13 AG, 225/230

OK, no I didn't fall down. I yet to figure out stop the chaffing of the armpits. I glided the hell out of them before the swim and still serious chaff. I had to run to my bag and find the A&D ointment to slather up the pits to be able to stand the run.
Lucky for the lady standing by the fence it was my pits not my shorts she may have gone blind. This is where I missed my sub three hours.
Really wet suit off, up on bike in a minute some and 3 minutes to put a pair of shoes on??

2 minutes faster. can't complain its a improvement.
The rain let up and weather got muggy and hot. I could tell because after a mile the was a constant drip off the corner of my visor. Its a really nice run. Too nice to ruin it with a mile swim and 24 miles of bike but that is the sport.
I knew I had to keep moving along to finish under 3 so got going right away. Skipped the first water stop right out of Transition. Got a mile and half to go for water. There is a half way water stop but decided to skip that one too. Its a trail run for the most part well the whole thing. Grass for half then smooth trail some with light gravel. High five Bob Stocks on the way by. He is looking a little fatigued but end of an Oly after a day with sprint and Oly could do that to a person. You are still ahead of me. Need to stop and stretch back out and that does me good. You run up to the base of a nice falls then back out to the lake front. 2x today. Its cooler then a road race but still painfully humid and hot. There wasn't much talking except for some great cheering from the volunteers. Just kept mentally pushing on. Got passed by one of my AG mates in the last 1/4 mile.

Again uneventful. Find a pair of sneakers that I like.

Grabbed a couple bottles of water, stopped watchWeight. but figure I was to close to call it a goal. Picked up some watermelon and bagel and walked.
Cleaned up transition. Begged the volunteers for a shirt. I'm a sucker for pink shirts. So now i'm committed to volunteer next year.


Weight. Lack of hard training and the A&D ointment on the bottom of the bag.
Lack of coffee in AM.


I would rather have been racing Mike and Ken for this race.
They do a great job with everything but lunch. It bagels and fruit. can't have everything.
To tell you the truth I don't really like the oly distance to me you might as well go for a half.