The shallow end was like SUPER shallow maybe 2.5 feet of water and people were FLIP TURNING.. so I did too.. then I gave up.. it was faster to touch.

After one lap 5 girls hit the wall at once.. FIVE! i came out second of that pack and held one to the girl in front of mine's draft for a bit then past her.. I've decided my race breathing is every stroke. the last lap was super fast.

So I put myself in the fast heat so I was in the 2nd lane.. with some fast ladies, they all were the leaders and it felt good to be around the super fast girls.

Um, i think I need better goggles. my new one STILL fog.. I am super happy I put myself in the correct heat this time. Its SOO much easier swimming at your own speed.

They didn't tell us before the race how the T1 would work, I got really confused going through the "chute" it was dumb..

check it out better before hand

at the very start on my way up the hill was this girl taking up the whole f-ing road swerving all over the place, I had to stay behuind her until the course opened up..

My chain came off in the last lap, had to stop for that.

Pace was iconsistant. but trying to maintain a high cadence was key I think.


Ask that girl If I could pass earlier. not go so hard on the first lap. NOT swear when my chain came off..

UGH.. so this volunteer told me I had to go DOWN The chute.. like backwards to how I came up. but that was wrong so I was super confused and really annoyed. that I had to go down the chute and others didn't especially when other volunteers were like "are you just starting your bike?" NO! ugh.. but I needed to watch my temper a bit, I was already a bit frustrated from the chain.

not listen to that guy.. go faster even though I was frazzled. have a gel in my shoes so I didn't have to reach into my bento box

I had a hard time coming up to speed, I had a rabbit at first but once I past her it was hard going. I wish I had been motivated to push more. I think I copuld have gone faster.

not have my timing chip caught in my socks.. OUCH.. eaten the gel sooner..

meh.. ate an orange, gave my parents a hug and talked to Jen and DAvid..


umm lemme see.

inability to flip turn, that girl at the start at the bike, my chain falling off, the volunteer that sent me the wrong way and a lack of motivation on the run.

My head wasn't in the right place for this race. I had a hard time mentaly because I was so occupied with other life events before I started.

I also was more focused on seeing others on the course that I knew so I could chear them on.. But thats cool.. that I liked being slower for.. I just never reached "the zone" but It was SOO fun to have so many people to know and yell at. Leah Melissa and my SIL.. and some randoms I had talked to before hand.

I should have not bailied on thursday and friday's training.


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