I should have dolphin dived the shallow area as that is what I was taught, but I unfortunately didn't and I think it cost me.

I had been kicked and feet pulled and hit in the head that I just wanted to stand up and try to regain my composure.

Since the swim area itself is a little on the small side, I think if I got a little further on the right, and swam away from people, that this would help. I was really getting knocked around in there today which has a tendancy to make me get a little panicky.

My transition time is long due to my crappy placement in transition...I was in the second to last rack, and almost all the way in on my rack.

I think I had a slight issue getting my socks and bike shoes on, but it wasn't anything too terrible. I think that will just get easier as my race season goes on.

Nothing...better placement in transition hopefully.

I was really feeling like I might get sick as we were heading back into town. I don't think I drank that much but so I am not sure if it was a combo of that and being down in my aero bars too long.

Also, being down in aero for so long trying to dodge some of those winds, I think may have caused my stomach to cramp, which of course, led my side to get irritated.

I cannot lie...I was extremely dissapointed to see that according to the official results, that I wasn't averaging somewhere in the 18-19 mph range. I felt like I was going a lot stronger on the bike, so to see this, is really upsetting.

I think I either need to not be down in aero for too long, or while I am down there, I need to stretch out more, so my stomach is not so confined which leads to cramps.

I felt my side cramping while still on the bike, so I thought inevidably, it would be cramped on the run.

Going to have to spend more TITS I guess and hope that time riding helps.

Also going to have Ironman Brad check to make sure my seat and everything is aligned right...I am happy that I found a nice fancy bike at Mission Bay, but I don't think they fit me on it 100%. I mean the size of the bike is fine, I just think there may be some adjustments that need to be made.

At the dismount area, I had a bit of a wardroble malfunction.
My skirt got caught on the back of my seat, and caused a bit of an issue...but all in all, really good transition.

I also totally skidded into the dismount area, as the ground was really wet, and you would think the volunteers would have had a sense of humor about it, but they didn't.

Make sure my skirt doesn't get caught.

As you can see, my first mile wasn't too terrible, but then the side pain came on. It wasn't a stabbing pain like I had last year at Naperville, this was more of a lasting, dull pain, until about the 3rd mile, and then it kind of went away.

Again, from my watch, to the official time, there is a difference.
The official time has me at 40:12, which is a 9:49/mile pace.



Continue trying to make this stupid thing go away.

I am going to see if I need to move my aero bars (or my seat) to try to elongate my position so I am not so scrunched up...see if this helps.

Have to keep up with the stretching/exercises and hope that it helps.

This thing is really insane, and has a mind of it's own. I don't know how else to explain it...I don't run/breathe differently on race days then I do on training days, so I don't know how I could ride 15 and run 4 like I did a couple times in the gym without pain, or run home from work 7 miles a couple of times without pain, and then today, bam, comes on after the first mile, and goes away right before the finish???

Water, water, and oh ya, more water.


Wind, side pain. Have to spend more TITS and unfortunately for me, that means getting up early to get to the lake so you aren't riding with all of the "yahoos" out there that take up the path.

Will continue to go out by Jen in Algonquin to bike and practice hills.


Really enjoyed this race, even though it sounds like I am gripe city with complaints. Will definately do it again.