Just finished warming up saw our group lining up , lined up at the back as I planned to take it easy in the swim. First half was OK freestyle , Hard to for me to sight so zig zagged a little and had to stop to figure out where i was going , got to a big buoy and thought i was a turnaround , but then there was another buoy further away with a boat nearby , Water temp Good 67F
Got a bit Hot and claustrophobic in the wetsuit and had trouble breathing after rounding the last buoy . Was also caughing and not breathing well even when i kept my head out of the water .
Breastroked back in with my head out of the water , I never got confortable
breathing again during the race and this affected my performance.
The longer swim kicked my butt and from that I never fully recovered.

More OWS swims . Longer intervals at the pool . See prerace routine and dont repeat .

Needed a break and regroup after the swim so took the time to get changed and to eat two gels and drink water before moving on
When I saw the splits online today I was surprised the time was not higher >
I really took my time in there ....

Taking my time was the right thing to do .

The bike went pretty OK . I was tired and did not have as much energy as on my better workouts . Saw plenty passing in the no passing zone and some drafting especially with the faster guys :) Like they need to...

I am pretty happy with the split under the circumstances . It Shows the bike is my strongest sport that I can still caugh up an respectable time.

see pre race routine

T2 was fine , but I was out of fuel and I had enough of the race at that point . And would have been happy to finish the race Right then and there . Despite that I was on autopilot and had a Good transition , jogged with shoes on , switched to runners , got race belt a gel and some water.

Good T2 , just really tired at this point ...

I was tired and out of fuel , Ran in survival mode , Walked 1 min at every aid station . And would have been happy to finish the race Right after the bike segment . And then THAT first mile after the bike was so tough . I had done number of Bricks . But I was never THAT wasted coming off the bike as I was at this race.

see pre race routine

More distance work , have not done a lot since March Marathon

Showered . Then I had to run back home for 12 so i skipped the food but i heard there was a nice spread


t was tough day out there for me , commited plenty of No-nos , especially the day before the race : Going to bed too late , hard workout 10 hours before the race , no decent meal the night before .Seriously Thought about a DNF but fought it off . What helped me get over the inner demons was I switched thinking of the race as a race , relaxed and turned it into a well supported training session. Did OK on the bike but in survival mode for the 10km run where i did plenty of walking .


Its a 1st class Event all the way . Easy to get there . Tons of helpful volunteers , Well marked course. Packet pick up easy and plenty of rack space. Beautiful venue , excellent course marking and helpful informed volunteers .