I had a horrible time...had to take half a dramamine because when I swam in the lake the day before I was getting motion sickness. Not as bad today, but I was somewhat dizzy and nauseous the whole swim. Not used to swimming with current/waves. Took in a lot of water and majorly interrupted my rhythm. Had to breast stroke a fair amount to catch my breath and stop the nausea. Considered stopping the race when I came out of the water. I felt horrible and my heart rate was ridiculously high (170s) and spent way to much time in the water.

I don't know what else to do to improve my open water swimming.

Compared to others, my transition time was average...was a pretty long run from the shore to the transition area.

Spent the first half of the bike recovering from the horrible swim. About half way through started doing better. This ride was definitely below my capability on the bike. Did take in good fluid and calories.

Have a better swim.

My transition was faster than most...wasted no time.

nothing

at 0.5 miles had a cramp and walked a few seconds and it went away...was afraid to go all out on the run, but ran the rest at a comfortable pace and gave it a little extra the last mile when I realized I really was going to finish.

Run faster next time