Better than I was expecting. Had difficulty getting into freestyle stroke for the fist third of the distance. Putting face in the cold water takes my breath away. Once I was able to get into freestyle stroke things went ok.

Spend more time before the race getting used to the water temp. Do not try to breathe every 3rd stroke, switch to every 2nd to better deal with adrenaline.

Should not put on gloves or socks, took too much time

The hills were killing me. The downhills were great!

Had severe toe cramps, could not put on running shoes until was able to break the cramping. This transition took too long because of the toe cramping.

Made adjustments to the cleat position and overall bike adjustment, should have less/ no toe cramping problem

Had to walk in the beginning and a lot of uphill parts of the course. Wasn't hydrating on the bike, so took a lot of water/sports drink before running, all this liquid was bouncing up and down in my stomach for the first mile or so. Felt better after 1.5 miles in. Ran all the way back, no walking, the fact that it was downhill was helpful.

Need to train running hills, only ran flats before this event