felt great and very relaxed, ran in the lead pack and entered T1 at the same time as the elites

nothing

the morning dew caused the wet grass to stick to my rims, frame, and petals. it made for a slippery mount of the cycle, but I was ready for and and played it safe (but SLOW).

for next season I want to learn the shoes on petals trick

Took a leak on the side of the road at mile 40ish, ate and drank as planned

train harder

I thought it was slower than 1 min, but I guess the chip doesn't lie.

hustle more

I concentrated on pacing myself and not going out too hard like the last .5 IM. I paced myself, but set the pace a bit slower than I should have, but I guess it wasn't bad having some left at the end.

Take it out slightly faster. slightly.

Light stretch and walk.


My lack of skill on the bike.


I gave the race a bad rating because it was supposed to be a half ironman triathlon. On Satruday, during my practice swim, me and all of the other swimmers were waved out of the lake and informed that the lake had just failed a safety test. A sewage leak into the groundwater had contaminated the lake thus rendering it unsafe to swim in. The race director then decided to make the race a duathlon.