I was VERY surprised with my swim time. This was the first time I swam a mile! I was pleased with my time, with this being the longest swim I've ever done!

Hmmmmmm. It was extremely rough swimming on the inside. I was getting swam on top of by other athletes. It was so annoying. Next time I think I'd start a little more on the outside, and have better swimming conditions.

First ever transition. I don't know what a good time is.

Probably it could have been faster.

My knees were hurting a bit. I felt like I could have gone harder, but I was trying to be really conservative (thinking of the run). I SHOULD have gotten a bike fit a long time ago! I think I need to get a fit to be more efficient. Oh man- the TT bikes were flying by on the flats and the downhills. I passed lot of athletes on the climbs, but traded places on the flats and downhills. Oh well- I'll maybe get a TT bike someday...

I think I could have gone a little harder. This should have been my strength, but I didn't leverage it.

It sucked running with my cycling shoes on. Felt really weird.

Not much.

It was so incredibly hot. I was dying. If there weren't aid stations at every mile- I would have gone home early. I was planning on running way faster, but this race proved much more difficult than I was prepared for. Next time...

Train more.

6 months of training.


First race. All seemed really good. I had a great day (very sore and tired though). I look forward to doing another triathlon, and perhaps getting better.