Solid swim....other than goggles coming off as I dove in at the start. No contact with time trial start. Sighted well and maintained moderate-moderate plus effort. Never had HR spike which oftern happens at the beginning of the swim.

Based on other times it looks like it was an average to good T1

Didn't feel great on the bike. From the beginning it felt hard and legs never came around. I was at AP253-255 for most of the course but faded a little at the end. Was able to guage how I was doing against the other guys near the turnaround. Time trial swim start always makes it a little tricky to know your position in relation to others.

I was planning to really let it rip on the bike...shooting for 255-260 watts but it just was not there today. Could really feel it in the quads despite easy week heading into the race. Satisfied with the result but was hoping for better.

Good transition...fairly smooth.

Much like the bike this hurt from the beginning. Running on the sand and trails was a challenge. Pretty consistent pacing with first 2 miles both coming in around 6:45 pace. At the turn around was able to again guage my position. Pushed it over the last mile with what I had left. Absolutely wiped out once I crossed the line. Warm temp and humidity made it a tough morning.

Nothing....I think I did pretty well mentally to keep pushing hard despite physically struggling.

Gatorade and water. Got busy watching friends and team mates finish and forgot to go for a cool down run. Hung around for awards and to enjoy the post race festivities.


I gave it what I had...hopefully fitness will continue to improve as the season continues. Maybe feeling like crap on the bike and run meant I was pushing my limits? I'm pleased with where I placed given the level of competition that was there.


Great race. I've made it 3 of the first 4 years and they really do a great job. Excellent post race food and drinks.

Gulf Coast Tri Team took top 8 places and everyone made the podium either overall or age group.