I got passed by one person which was hard because there were always 2 people in the lane and this guy pretty much swam right over me.

Practice more and not go out so fast at the start so I have more energy in the end.

This transition was way too long. Maybe I should not have stopped to roast that chicken! Seriously,I had a hard time getting my socks on because I did not dry my feet enough and the timing chip kept getting in the way

Dry my feet better and buy a pre-roasted chicken!

Oh My God, just when you crested a hill and got a little break there was another hill staring at you. There were some awesome payoffs for the climbing. My max speed reached 38.2 but the hills were tough. I was hoping to be able to hydrate on the bike but if I was not hammering up a hill, I was holding on for dear life going down on. I had some shifting issues and threw the chain twice. Overall, I was very pleased with my ride. I was hoping for under an hour and had a whole 40 seconds to spare

Get my derailluer checked. Pre-ride the course. I signed up for this late and we only had time to drive it. It's a lot different on the bike

Since this was a neighborhood race, it did not have all of the luxuries of a big sponsored race. For example, the racks in the transition area were saw horses and pvc pipe. It was very hard to get my bike to not fall over. I tried to rack it on the handlebars but after a few tries I ended up having to turn it around and rack it by the seat. I guess the pipes moved between the race start and my transition.

I could have just let my bike fall over, but that would have caused a domino effect with other bikes. I was pretty happy with this transition

Uphill to the halfway point and then a nice downhill back to the finish. I changed my mind from my last race report, I don't run like a grandmother, I run like a great-grandmother. I did pass the lady walking though which was a big ego booser for me!

I just have to practice, practice, practice and stop whining so much about how much I hate to run

Walked around, had a bananna and some water.


Hills and a slow run


For a neighborhood race I had a blast. The race was limited to 250 so it was a nice intimate event. There were a lot of kids volunteering at the water stations and counting laps in the pool. They were great, cheering for everyone. This is one I will do again next year.