I thought the water was a bit cool. Last year it was really congested in the pool. Even at Athens earlier this year, the pool was pretty congested. This was great.

I wanted to eat about 20 min before I went off and failed to do so. Would have preferred to have eaten.

slow, slow, slow. I need to quit worrying about drying off and just go.

don't dry off. get a tri-top to wear in the pool.

found myself losing focus on the course. should have drank more gatorade right away, especially since I didn't get to eat right before the swim. Could have done better - lolly-gagged too much.

get focused and get busy. I could have done better, but it was still enjoyable.

I thought it was pretty good. Didn't realize I was that slow.

I don't know. Try to be a little faster.

course was better this year - last year there was more time where the people going out and back were crossing each other on the street - and mixing with the folks on the bike.

Drink more on the bike. I popped a gel on the bike at about 11 miles. I shoould have done that at about 9.5 miles.

long, slow stretching and some accelerade.


all mental - I didn't push hard enough all the time - when I asked my body to go harder, I could without any problem - even for fairly long distances. I need to do more training where I push myself to go harder.


It's a great race, especially for beginners. Lots of volunteers and it's pretty small.