Almost 3 full minutes faster than 2 years ago. I don't count last year because I was doing it as a training race and was going very slow. So very happy with that after all the time I have spent in the pool! Good start, I was near the front and stayed there pretty much. Sun was a nusiance because it was right in your eyes. We started 15 minutes late due to not getting everyone in transition. I was able to draft pretty well today. Had a guy in front of me almost the whole first 1/2 of the swim. Not much kicking and punching today so that was nice. Just kept my head donw and swam. Sighted pretty well. Stayed just right of the bouy line. Caught the wave before and had to get around a bunch of people. Kicked hard at the end to get some blood in the legs. Stood up and read 24:35! Not bad for me. Saw my dad and brother on the beach and waved Hi to them. Onto T1.

Nothing.

7th fastest in the agegroup. Not bad. Had to put on the garmin. Then as I was running with my bike I dropped it. Shit. First race and I drop the new bike. No scratches because it hit my shoe on the bike. Picked it up and ran like hell. Got up to speed quickly and put the feet in the shoes.

Not drop my new bike. ANd screw the garmin!

So the plan was to take it out easy up to oldstage. Then hit it hard at mile 15!
Started easy and passed lots of people. Passed Fliegleman at the entrance. I knew he was having a bad day. Kept it easy and was passed be 2 people on 36 in my agegroup. Picked it up a bit but not much. Had a hell of a time on olde stage. It flet hard and I was slow. Got passed by Andrew Holten and knew then that I was slow today. He is never that close to me. I passed him again on the way up and he passed me back at the top. Cruised down olde stage and caught up to Thomas. Played tag with him a while then let it fly and dropped him. Finally caught Andrew going up 36 again and never saw him on the bike again. Had 2 more guys pass me in the agegroup. Not a good ride. That never happens. Got to mile 15 and tried to hammer. Had a good ride on the rollers then going back up the diagonal I had nothing so I jsut rode as hard as I could. Caght a guy right in T2 that I could not catch on the diagonal. Got ready for a quick T2. Legs were not good at this point! 2 years ago I was 1:08:28. That was my best ride on this course.

Ride a bikt harder from the start and I neeed more biking for sure. Longer rides have not been there yet.

1st in the aggroup by 8 seconds! Smoking fast today!

Nada!

Just plain bad! Worst 10k Tri run in my carrer. Even slower than at nationals last year. Strted out feeling ok. Ran the hill out of T2 pretty easy. Passed 2 guys in my agegroup right away. Saw Mary from F4 and she said Brad coopper was only 2 minutes ahead. Not bad. After mile 1 my pace slowed way down every mile. mile 1 was like 6:38, mile 2 6:50, mile 37:10, mile 4 7:26, mile 5 was off my watch said8:40, and mile 6 was 6:25. SO that is wrong. Richard came up on me at mile 2 and cruised on by. I knew my run was very bad at this point. Had 4 to5 more guys pass me pretty soon after. I walked a good part of the mile 3 aid station and just got running again. Felt like walking the rest of the way. But just kept moving. At mile 5.5 Adrew Holten passed me and he was barely moving. I was not having a good day. Finished and felt liek shit

Not sure. I do know that my swimming is getting better. I need to run and bike more miles. I feel my endurance is down. I was dead at mil 20 on the bike. Also, no taper, and training for IM. SO I can live with it for now. I can't be fast all the time in my expectations. Just dissapointing.

Beer, burritos and friends. I really felt bad. Went to the DR today and I have a sinus infection as well. I have been fighting it since I got back from Michigan.


Endurance.


Very disappointing race this year put on by 5430 sports. The Tz area was a mess. Not set up on time and adding racks to the ends? All drinks on bike aid stations were hot! Water on one side and gatorade on the other on the run? I could not get gatorade on the last 2 miles of the run due to volunteers looking the other way. Not the volunteers fault. Nice to see my coaches wife Melanie handing out cold towels and water at the end. I will wear some D3 stuff soon Melanie.
Chalk this one up as experience I guess! IM is way more important right now than an OLY! Almost 3 minutes slower than my PR on this course 2 years ago.