I started in the first wave with Men under 35. I was one of the few Athenas doing the race. I thought I was ready but the water was SO salty it freaked me out. I put my face in and got that taste in my mouth and couldn't recover. Now that I think about it, it might have been good to get some salt before the Half Ironman ocean swim.

I think the swim course must have been a little short. My time should have been slower for as bad as I was swimming.

I had some problems sighting again but better then last year. I must have looked pretty crazy at some points b/c I had the lifeguard come up to me 3 times to make sure I was ok. Remember, it was only a 600m swim, so that is NOT good.

I survived but it wasn't pretty.

More OWS practice. I don't know why I freak out so badly. I need to work on sighting and group starts.

I generally ok at transition. Not too slow and not too fast. I probably lost a minute by taking off the chip to get my wetsuit off. I did sit down to get my socks on and shoes on. over all, Pretty smooth though.

Place my chip differently so that I didn't have to mess with it.

I felt ok on the bike. I passed a few people and got passed by a lot of guys. Into the wind I was going about 15 mph and with the wind about 18 to 19 mph.

I think it is time to go areo. I'm going to try it after CA70.3. I think I could have pushed harder but was worried about my run.

This transition was good. Sat down to put my shoes on but was up pretty quickly.

I felt like I was running slower than I should be but I was wiped out. Many thought the run was long. I hope so!

I need to do some more bricks.

Chit chatted with family and friends. Not that hungry right away.


I need to lose weight and push myself harder. I think I really need to start using that Heart rate monitor better and pushing into my higher zones.


I think the race was ok. Not the best and not the worst I've ever been to. Better than I was expecting after reading about the water. It was salty but I thought it would be dirtier. I'd swim in it again now that I know what to expect.

Not impressed with the sign in at Landis. People seemed to be getting mixed messages from staff. I thought race day was ok.

Bummed that results came out so late. I didn't get them until the next day around noon.

I would compete again b/c it is good OWS practice early in the season.