Terrible problems navigating, so new crawl skills broke down. Ended up doing c. 1/3 crawl, 1/3 SS, 1/3 BrS. I am not pleased with this, but then three weeks ago I couldn't swim halfway across the pool, so this is a step in the right direction.

Learn to swim, especially in a straight line

If I'd been less winded by the poor swim, this would have gone much faster.

Absolutely flat course, so none of the climbing my regular riding has made me better at.

Aero bars would help a lot. Swim took too much out of me, so riding was not particularly strong.

Very warm by this point--a drain.

Went out too fast, so splits got longer each mile. Pace better, and learn some technique--too much lumbering and not enough running.

Times are nothing to brag about, but this was my first tri. I finished, stayed under 1:50, and managed a longer-than-usual sprint swim despite having really learned to swim only in the last few weeks. Felt comfortable in the open water (admittedly not too open).

Will try not to get attacked by a large dog the day before the race and thrown hard from the bike--race would be easier without bad bruises and road rash.

To work on: Swim technique (stroke and navigation); aero position on bike; more running training.