This was the most crowded swim I've ever done. It was awful. It was asses to elbows the entire way. At one point about halfway in, I inhaled a lungful of water, had to flip onto my back and fight for oxygen. I quickly searched for a kayak and seriously considered flagging them over, it was THAT bad. Managed to get my breathing back somewhat normal, flipped over, and slugged on. The weeds/reeds were awful as well. Felt like I was pulling myself along with them rather than swimming through them.

Not sure there's anything I could've done differently, other than not choke.

My transition spot was right at the beginning of the bike/run area, so didn't have to travel far with the bike, which was nice.

**Funny side note... during the run from the water, DH caught up to me. Didn't want him to think I was weak, so I jogged to T1, even though I normally would've walked. After the race, he told me he'd have walked if I hadn't been jogging. Too funny.

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As always, I like to hammer on the bike. Always feels good to pass people. Also felt I had more to prove on this race as there were a lot of DRC people. A friend passed me right at the end with a "Hell No!!"

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No issues. Quick turnaround. Had to get out of T2 without letting my friend pass me back. :)

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Started the run off with an uphill. Yea. H-I-L-L is a 4-letter dirty word in my dictionary. Tried to run as long as I could. Did the run/walk thing through most of the run, but managed a decent finish at the end.

Run more. :)

Walked around a bit, loaded up the bikes & stuff in the car. Went to the springs for an "ice bath" soak for about 20 minutes while we watched the start of the kids race.


Lack of consistent training.


Good race. Was only a spectator last year. I am glad I decided to do this race this year. Hadn't planned on doing it, was a last minute decision. Made the right choice. Will do it next year.