I had a good swim. I have to admit, I am a much better pool swimmer than open water swimmer.. . I would rather all of the swims be in 50 meter pools.

Just practice open water swims before hand.

I have bad transitions. I could probably cut a minute or two off my total time if I was better at this.

I guess there is a reason to practice... It is just hard to simulate race pace unless you are racing.

I felt good on the bike. . I just hit it and hammered through it. No water bottles or anything extra on the bike. . just me and the pedals. Full out sprint. . .

Not much I could do differently. I did have some clicking noise coming from my bike after the first loop I slowed down a little for, but I have no idea what it was and it went away after a bit.

Again, I don't wear socks on the bike, but I have to on the run because of orthotics, so it takes me about 30 seconds longer to put on socks.

My run is my weak point. I need to run better. I have been working on it and do see improvements. My first mile was 6:48 so I was happy with that. . .

Did a 3 mile jog warm down. Basically ran the course again.


This is a very nice first of the season race to do. This is the first time where I have done a triathlon with the mindset of racing to win or place very high. I need to have more confidence in my ability in the water and bike and really need to work some more on the run. No excuses, but I did bike 95 miles on Saturday (the day before). :)