Great swim. Felt confident and easily found a rhythm. Our wave was female 15 - 39 and boy did they go out fast. I kept it nice and even and was soon catching up with the men's wave ahead of us.

Really long run to T1 - up the beach, through a parking lot, across a 4 lane road and into another parking lot!

a so - so transition... I didn't feel the need to rush.

Practice getting my wetsuit off!

Great bike... again felt very confident. Was only passed by 1 female. HR moniter was a great tool for me. Knew when I needed to pick it up.
At one point a trio of pelicans were flying in a formation above me... it was awesome!

Drink more and go harder.

Ick, ick, ick. And herein lies my problem. It was hot and humid and I forget how warm you really get on the bike. Felt quite nauseaus. Did a lot of run/walking. Legs felt great, no jelly legs, just went right to it. But I was too hot and made the mistake of giving my hat and glasses to Adam after a mile in.
Had to stop and pee too... that was annoying.

Drink more on the bike and don't water my gatorade down so much.
No ice on the course, but should have had some in my hat. It wasn't that hot for Florida standards, but hot coming from here.

Tried to get cooled off! Walked 200 m to the hotel and showered and changed.


Heat and humidity


Good race, this was the first one and race management did well. There was some confusion that a pre race meeting might have cleared up, but overall it was well run.
Plus, ya gotta love a race that has it's post race party on the beach with jambalaya and beer!
PB of 7 min for me... I'll take it!