My longest continual swim ever. super slow, but i finished it. had to sidestroke for less than 10 seconds twice, just because i gulped water breathing. I got passed a LOT, but I still managed to pass a handful of folks, believe it or not. this was the event that had the most negative impact upon the day, even though i am happy that i did it.

swim faster (i.e. go to the pool more than once a week)

the race was reverse, so T1 was run to bike. only 50sec because i didnt need to change shoes. grabbed some water and a gel, bike off the rack and left.

had some trouble getting into the pedals once out of the transition area. i guess the run took more out of me than expected.

i was passing people on flats and downhills, only to be passed by them again going up! overall, pleased though.

need to ride hills more.

reverse tri, so T2 was bike-to-swim. took a bit longer than expected. had some water and a gel.

hurry up. i had no idea it took so long until i saw the posted time.

i was pleasantly surprised at my mile splits (8:30). not too strenuous.

not take sunglasses. it was cloudy and they just fogged right away. i ran with them in my windbreaker pocket.

walk around, talk to my wife, drink water and stretch.


my swimming. thats where i give up minutes rather than seconds.


I had a great time. I felt a lot better about this race than my first, and i am excited to race the next 2 in this series to (hopefully) see some progression. bottom line: good race, but i need to spend more time in the pool to shave time. i give up like 6-8 minutes on the swim to people i am equal to on the other two events.