"No one wins a triathlon at the swim" was the way I looked at it this time. I was a little intimidated at first by the swim at the end of the race when I was tired but in the end I think it was a fun experience and it made you "think" ahead and plan accordingly.

I will work on my swim and try to get faster and learn how to draft in the water. I need to do more open water swimming.

Broke the cardinal rule of transition...don't try something new on race day!!! I tried clipping my shoes into the pedals and it was a disaster, I couldn't get my feet in and I knocked someone off their bike. I lost atleast 2 or more minutes stopping to unclip my pedals and put them on.

I will not do anything that I haven't practiced on race day again.

This was a good course to ride and although the ride was mostly dry we did get a little bit of rain, just enough to get the roads slick if you hit a paint line. Fortunately it did not last long.

Have a better transition and hammer a little hard on the hills.

I need a transition clinic.

Go to a transition clinic

I used the run to catch my recover from the first swim and saved my legs for the bike (my strong event)

I need to work on my run by doing interval training and running a little harder on my long days.

walked and stretched.


Lack of training and not training hard enough or the right way. I have to figure out how to properly train for triathlons and do it right, but this year is my first year so I expected this to be a learning year.


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