The swim was uneventful...which is good in my case. I felt comfortable and would describe my swim as measured and steady. Passed several, got passed by several, but no breakdowns. The swim includes about a 400y run to the transition area. I stopped to remove my wetsuit along the way and had just a bit of difficulty with the zipper.

At this point, there is not much I would do differently. I would like to swim faster, but that's something I'll have to work on in the off season.

I had already removed my wetsuit before arriving in T1, so it should have been a pretty quick transition. A little slow getting into the bike shoes, as usual, but a fairly efficient transition.

Try to get the bike shoes on a little quicker.

Pushed hard on the bike, probably couldn't have gone much harder. HR monitor says I was right at LTHR for the ride, so I didn't have much more in the tank. That said, I felt I had just an average bike. I worked hard, but didn't ever feel good. Last weekend, I felt like I was really going well (until the flat)...not today, however. Had about 8 oz of water on the bike, wasn't thirsty. Seems I worked way too hard for a 21.5 avg on the bike.

I don't really know, just didn't feel like I had great legs today. Probably relates to the lack of bike training this last week, only one 45-minute ride... the day before the race.

Pretty good T2, but I almost knocked my bike over racking it.

Better job of racking my bike.

No complaints about my run. I'm an average runner on a good day, so I'm pleased when I can get under 24 min for a Sprint 5k. Started out a little slow and picked the pace up through the end. Passed a couple, got passed by a couple more. No fluids on this run.

Again, pretty good run for me right now. I think I could have gone out just a little harder, though, and maybe picked up another 30-45 sec.

Bottle of water and sports drink, breakfast burrito, hang out and wait for results and awards.


Age, training limitations, genetics and natural ability. Other than that, not much.


This was a well organized and run race, again. Good value for the money (good giveaways). Nice venue, well supported, plenty of volunteers; it is an annual event for me.