I was one of the few people who didn't have a wetsuit. I still think it's kind of annoying that wetsuits have a proven time benefit, but they're still legal. It seems like they should be illegal for anything over 60 F.

Nothing I can think of.

I had the 3rd fastest T1 time for the whole race. I guess because I was one of the few without a wetsuit. I had a really good transition time, but once I was out on the bike course, I had a really hard time getting my shoes on. It was kind of hilly, and my wet feet kept sticking to the shoes, so instead of sliding into the shoes, they were catching on the top material.

I've practiced getting into my shoes on the bike, but I guess I need to practice it wet.

Felt pretty good on the bike. There was a guy who he and I kept passing each other at the beginning. At one point he passed me, and I kept him in my sights a couple hundred yards ahead of me for most of the race, so that I wasn't drafting off him, but it helped push me. Finally, near the end, I made my move and passed him back. He ended up getting ahead of me in T2 though, cause I saw him ahead of me when I started on the run, and I never caught him. I talked to him after the race a little bit though, and he seemed like a pretty good guy.

I haven't been training as much this year as I did last year. I need to pick it up a little bit.

I learned a good trick of putting my race belt on as I was running out of transition, so I think that helped. I don't think I got my running shoes on very fast though.

Work on getting the running shoes on quicker.

Felt pretty good. When I first started, my hamstrings were pretty sore but they loosened up pretty quickly.

This is the best I've felt on the run part of a tri. Now that I have my orthotics, I just need to keep adding more mileage to my training.

Walked around a little bit near the finish area, and stretched a little bit.


Setup Events always puts on a good race. I really liked this venue. The scenery was beautiful, especially the swans taking flight from the lake. It was great that it was overcast, cause it helped keep the run cool, and the water wasn't as cold as I was afraid of.