This was my best swim >1000M. I felt real comfortable and didn't have any of the shoulder issues like at Longhorn. The course was kinda cool because you swam under a bridge and your in between buildings, but the course wasn't marked well. At about 500M, I looked up to site and saw a buoy marking a signpost in the water, I went around it and noticed another about 10M ahead except it wasn't marked. I heard the onlookers start yelling and noticed this guy swimming straight at it. He nailed it right on his head, looked like it hurt, but he shook it off and kept swimming. Pretty poor job on marking the course and it didn't seem staffed well.

Just keep working on open water.

As you exited the swim, you had to climb stairs and run about 100-150 yards to the entrance. They had wetsuit strippers, but only 2, and they weren't available when I ran up so I skipped it and ran on. I was on the first rack as you entered so my bike was easy to find, had a little trouble getting the wetsuit off. Honestly, I felt like I was really taking my time, I thought my time would be worse compared to the field, but it wasn't that bad.

Just plan out my wetsuit removal a little better.

Left T1 feeling good and planned on holding back the first 6-9 miles then trying to go, but the wind changed all that. First 9 = 237 watts, 19 MPH and AVG HR 157, Second 9 was downwind and fast = 226 watts, 24.8 MPH and AVG HR 156, Last 9 went hard to finish = 251 watts, 21.1 MPH, AVG HR 156. I passed a lot of people in the first 6 miles then settled in with about 5 others and paced off them. I took it pretty easy on the last 2 miles because I couldn't figure out where the bike was going to end. Ended up 2nd in AG on the bike by .2 MPH.

Continued to push until the dismount. I don't really think I would have felt any different on the run. Also, don't know whether the disk was good or bad due to the wind.

Coming into T2 I really didn't care how fast it was. I couldn't feel my feet and I had to run to the far end of transition to rack my bike. The wind kept blowing my bike all over the place. Finally racked my bike, threw on my shoes, race belt, and hat and walked out, forgetting my GU.

remember GU

Left T2 and couldn't feel my feet, felt like I was running on my knees. First mile was downwind (7.30), then turned to face the wind for the next 2 (8.00 and 8.23). My feet finally thawed at about 2.5 and at the turnaround (3.1) I felt good to push it a little and did miles 4 and 5 in 13.22. Last mile turned back into the wind (8.00) and then turned for the finish.

Stoke a fire at T2 and thaw feet

Ate a bagel, banana, orange, and drank accelerade, STARVING. Went and found Brent, Robin, and kiddos and went to cheer on flomomango.


I don't know if I will do this race again. Somebody will get hurt out there. Lots of confusion and not enough support. Weird race.