Can't complain with the swim time. 68/800 so I raced my strength. The water was cold as per usual. Two guys gapped me but I finished third in the wave as my spotter (HI!) let me know. I didn't hear her but had a pretty good idea.

Try to bridge up to the two leaders. I had plenty of gas in the tank to make the bridge.

The swim time ended at the water this year, instead of the entrance to T1. So the time includes a nice 150 yds or so run. I had flip flops out for running on gravel but snapped the thong part of the flip flop so ran through t1 with one shoe.

not break my flip flops

Finished a little faster than last year, in much tougher conditions. The wind was a head wind for the most part with some cross winds. The wind was moving the disc/tri spoke all over the road on the decents which was scary. Got passed a couple of times which annoyed me.

work the last two miles more.

Didn't have the greatest rack space but a pretty smooth transition

Put speed laces on the ronins

Worked the first half of the course but saved some mojo for after the turnaround. Hi fived pinkcrush with a mile to go. Ran abotu 90 secs faster per mile this year, just kept pushing.

hung out with the tri club


WIND WIND and WIND


My third time racing Galena. Great Course and event. 2:01 first year, 1:51 last year, and 1:43 this year.