Went out in the back of the pack since the shoulder was getting its first race day since the surgery. Felt good and sighted the course excellant. Got some drafting on the back part of the swim and felt strong for me. Swimming has been my slowest event historically...Overall was very happy with my swim this race...Great

Try to start up in the pack this year...Not the front, but not in the way back

Long run up the hill, but you can run up it with the correct effort level

I ran to the wrong rack, which is common for me....So I would stop doing that in the future

Well from my time you can tell this was not a stellar morning for me...After 3 miles I dropped my water bottle and made the mistake of not going back for it...(bad mistake I would learn on the run)..At mile 6.5 my cassette cogs came so loose that my bike would no longer shift and I was stuck on the side of the road...I tried to get going twice w/o the bike mechanics, but was unable...This set me back roughly 20 mins or so, and really killed my spirits some...Got it fixed by the race crew (God Bless Them) and finished out the course hard, my watch gave me about 17.4MPH so I would say I did decent.

Not have my bike break (this was really out of my control since I had it tuned up the week before...The real item within my control was not going back to get my water bottle for this race, as I found out later that the 20-30 seconds this would have taken, cost me more on the run later on...

All good here...i had a time that compares to the top of the race list...I don't take off my shoes till I get in the rack, and use bungees on race day, rec this to everyone for the shoes

Maybe should have drank some water here, but felt strong so I just went out for it on the run...

I opened in 6:30 felling decent, but the lack of hydration caught me going up the hill and I felt as bad as I have felt running in a long time....I can norally hold my 6:30 pace or better, but today no chance...Mile 2 was rough, and by mile 3 I was just trying to finish so I could get some water in me...Tried to drink at the stops, but really just wanted to finish the race so I kept trying hard...

Drink more fluids throughout the race, keep better mental toughness during run, and not leave anything on the course....Feel I could have closed better

Water Water Water......just grabbed a few bottles and walked down to the beach and bike to gather myself...Then ate a little food and meet up with my friends.


Fluid Intake, Shoulder Rehab, and Bike Mechanical Problems


I love this race! I will do it every year they have it....This was my second year....If those hills killed you in your first attempt, come back next year and they won't feel as tough!