I was so irritated on this swim. I started out fine. I even passed a few people. I felt really comfortable, but then the evil old man in front of me would not let me pass. I tried several times to go around him and he would cut me off. I would reach the wall at the same time and he would just push off and not let me by. The last 3 lengths were miserable. I couldn't keep my stroke going because I was practically on top of him! I had to use breathe stroke just to slow down some. I'm not speedy at all. I just wanted to stay in a comfortable position throughout the swim.

Push the old man under water! Did I just say that???

Okay, so transitions are not my strong point. This is an improvement from last years time of 4+ minutes! I saw my kids and husband as I was running down the path to transition. It was so good to see them.

I don't know...stop talking?

After crossing the red line, I chatted with my kids as I got on my bike. I loved seeing them out there. So I got off to a great start and felt fine. I just didn't feel like my legs were going fast enough. For some reason, my thighs felt very tired. It wasn't the "I just swam tired kind of legs", I just felt sluggish. I had put my garmin on just to view my time. I didn't have it set to show my speed though. (which I should have done) Anyways, I got to Nice Hill and I had my gears set, so I thought. When I arrived at the top, I realized I didn't have the chain on the smallest gear. I burned up some energy getting to the top. Oh, well...I made it down the other side fine and back up the other side of Nice Hill just fine. This entire ride was just fine...I didn't push it enough. Thanks goodness for next time...at least I have room for improvement!

Remember to not hold back so much! Go Go Go!

So I'm not a speedy transition girl...

The run portion is the only thing I train for consistently. I still had some gas in the tank that I should have used. Overall though, I'm pleased with my pace.

I need to learn how and when to give it my all...I felt like I left a lot of energy on the table.

Met up with husband, kids, Texmom and dblack. Saw Poppy and Ben cross the line as well as some other folks who I trained with. Had some gatorade, oranges and another clif bar. I was hungry!


I had a great race. The weather was perfect...low humidity, partly cloudy skies, cool temperatures.


Race was good...very organized. Lots of help. It's very basic...all about the race, not much on extras. Well run, though.