I've been practicing my swimming since last summer, I was confident that I could handle this swim, being my first oly distance. The cold water kinda knocked the wind out of me, but I was able to get use to the water quiclkly while warming up before our wave started. After the first few hundred meters, I was swimming like I usualyl have.

More Open Water Practice, continue bilateral breathing practice.

It was a crazy long run to the transistion area. felt like I was starting my first lap of the run! The transisiton area was set up to force all compretitors to run down the isles full length. And my area was next to the giant mud hole.

Keep pushing in T1, and that should help solve the time problem

VERY FAST BIKE COURSE!!!! I loved going onto lower wacker drive, kinda dark for sunglassess (Which were needed in the open areas)

More training and experience will help.

I did take my sweet time in T2, I wanted to change socks. It wasnt really needed, but I was nervous of the 10k with my cycling socks. Took a gu chomp, half a coke, and off i was

Figure socket situation better.

10k is a weak spot for me. Endurance on the run is what breaks me. 5ks? all day, but 10k I need to work on my pacing. This was all complicated because around the time I hit the course and my second lap, the course went from green to yellow. The humidity was near 97% and I just COOKED. I was not ready or prepared for the heat.

I really need to work on my run training. I really took it for granted this year, and although my time wasnt bad compared to my just straight 10 k time. I feel i could have been MUCH MUCH faster, and I didnt get the training in for that.

bagels, bananas, and water. Stretching.


My wedding 3 weeks before the event put a hole in my training schedule, and really my volume, and training types should have been different.


excellent course. Too bad its not a permanent deal for chicago. This ITU's seem to like to move around.