Well, I realized after 3/4 of the swim I wasn't catching the water. I was all arms, well one arm any way. I also noticed I wasn't even turning my left hip probably the reason I've been going right all the time. It made me realize it's exactly what I did last week and at my first give-it-a-tri.
I guess the catch is not second nature yet.

Need more practice

Lost my bike, turned in wrong row. trouble getting shirt down.

remember where I put it.

Had good ride. Unfortunately I was being passed a lot so I had to stay on the rough stuff for most of ride, not fun. I kept good pace, worked th hills very well. I was not sure what kind of pace I was going to have because of the unknown hills, so aimed for 17mph average. I scored an 18.1, so am very happy.

Need more work, work, work.

Lost my rack again.

Good run, controlled cramps before they became to painfull. Good easy start and gradualy increased passed. Once I got to good pace I started the mental battle. I started repeating a stupid verse from song I don't even know the words, and this helped me keep my pace and fight through the pain thoughts. It worked. (I read this from the triathlete mag August issue) I was aiming for 8 minute pace and got 7:49 average. Very happy.

Try a faster pace

Walked around got some food and get out of wet clothes.


Consistency in training.