Went out of the gate waaay to fast and I was out of breath during the last third of the race. Had to breath every second stroke instead of every third. Passed by one swimmer but I passed four!

Keep a steady pace. I went out too fast because of adrenaline. Overall a good swim however.

I have clipless bike shoes. the socks were tight and I struggled to get them on. i was wearing a trisuit so i didn't need to take off my suit, Left my gloves off and put them on on the ride.

looser socks. consider changing to clips and use my running shoes instead. Mostly need to practice this more.

Wow my age group ranking is really bad. 25/26. I could have gone at a better pace but I was worried about my run time. Running is by far my worst event. Met my goal of at least 18 MPH.

Not much. Not fall. Work on feeling more confortable on the bike and drink more on the bike.

My running shoelaces were knotted and I struggled to get them on. Cost me a good 1 minute.

Pre tie shoes and just slip them on.

Sadly this is a PB for a 5k. I had horrible tightening of my legs from inadequate muscle endurance. Haven't been able to train my running because I have had knee troubles. The cardio was not rate limiting at all.

Need to add aqua jogging so I can train running three days a week.

Bagels, grapes, powerade. Walked around the finish site. Hugged my wife and son.


Recently I suffered altitude sickness and exaccerbations of my migraines. They caused me to stop training for almost two weeks one month before the race. My left reconstructed knee has been very sore after ski trip early in March.


Definately going to do this race again next year. the Marines were very courteous. The race was organized and well run.