There were lots of kayakers and folks in motor boats so I think safety was a priority for the organizers. Mass start from the beach.

Early on I got in a pattern of breathing on one side but fixed that and was just fine.

They didn't have the transition area marked, but I knew where to go from last year. Beware to newbies! I didn't towel off out of the water and I think this saved a good amount of time.

Nothing.

My bike was bought from Target.com for about $175 so changing gears is quite a challenge in a race because it definitely is not designed for racing.

Still need to work on the bike. I missed 1st in my age group by 5 minutes and I believe four minutes of that is from the bike leg.

I stopped to stretch and although my T2 time was about 5 seconds slower than last year it was worth the extra few seconds because I dropped time from my run.

My training has really paid off. I felt like a million bucks on the run.

Push harder. No pain, no gain, right?? I need to incorporate more speed into my workouts, but I was pleasantly surprised that I had almost no difficulty getting my legs for the run.

Water, water, water and stretching.


I need to get more sprint workouts in, but my endurance was right on.


The race director changed this year, so I'm not sure how that changed things.

They only mark our number on our right leg. I think it'd be helpful to have the other leg marked with our age. Packet pick up went smooth, the transition area had no assigned racks and I thought last year they were. The TA wasn't marked...no signs for bike in/bike out or run in/run out and I think that is helpful to new people because I knew 3 people for sure who were racing for the first time. There also wasn't a sign for the dismount line and my mom said a lot of people were riding into the TA. Last year after the race we all got a lunch and that wasn't the case this year. They had cut up bananas and oranges. For a $30 entry fee, though, you can't expect too much. I placed 2nd in my age group and was supposed to receive a $15 gift certificate to Dick's, but only got one for $10. So, I'm not sure if that was an error or if that was the case for all the 2nd place finishers.

It's a little annoying that the results don't have rankings for each leg. I'd like to see that next year.

This is my 4th triathlon and the second time doing this race. It seemed like people, both volunteers and athletes, weren't as friendly as they usually are. Usually, out on the course people are cheering each other on, but that really wasn't the case. And the volunteers weren't very energetic either. It was a gorgeous day for a race so I'm not sure what was wrong with folks.