Was a little wobbly on the way out to the last turn buoy, which is surprising b/c I thought I was going pretty straight until the final turn and was out to far left on the final approach.

FarmerJohn wetsuit worked perfectly. Was worried about frozen arms, but that was not the case. Quite comfy with it.

Quads and inner knee started to hint at cramping a little before mile 4. Started sucking down HEED at mile 4, 5, 6 waterstops and that seemed to keep things at bay. also increased my run cadence and took smaller steps.

Stretch, wallk around. Walked back to car and got chocolate milk. Ate a slice of pepperoni pizza, water, and bag of pretzels for the road


There were more DQs than I have ever seen in any race. Not sure if that was the # of collegiate participants, but I am suspicious of some of the times put up by a couple of the participants. It almost seems like there was a lap missing on either the bike course or the run course. May have been innocent mistakes - but if you were easy pacing the bike course and shorted it a lap - it might not be as noticeable.

It would also be nice if this race started an hour earlier. I am assuming the later start helps those travelling in that morning from distant hometowns because Stokesdale is in the middle of nowhere.