The time was good for me, and the comparison of me to the 85+ USAT guys showed an improvment, but my percentile comparison to the placement within the field has been much better. I attribute this to a lack of participants.

I tried to work a decent amount on the run and am happy with the result.

Nothing.

Took my time in transition. Had a crappy crappy time clipping into my pedals again. I really don't have it down yet, but am not sure why I am so bad at it when I need it most.

Clip in better. I took about 10-15 seconds trying to get clipped in (i deally a 2-3 second job)

I purposely went slower on this course in order to do better on the runs. I ended up getting the fastest bike time anyway.

I drank much less than normal, must be because of the cooler temperatures. Because I did not cramp during the run in spite of the lesser amount.

Nothing.

A bit of traffic at my stop gave me some running trouble on an inclined grassy slope, but no biggy.

I felt like I did not take my time in this transition, but the time shows that I did not fly through it either. Since I took it easier on the bike, I was really ready to get after a good run (good for me).

Nothing.

Same as above:

The time was good for me, and the comparison of me to the 85+ USAT guys showed an improvment, but my percentile comparison to the placement within the field has been much better. I attribute this to a lack of participants.

I tried to work a decent amount on the run and am happy with the result.

No cramps, no stretching, no stopping.

I actually was hoping I was faster than this, but oh well.

Nothing.

Nothing. My family never showed up and that had me worried. It turned out that the boys were not happy to get up after the tough camping trip the day before.


Can't run fast yet. I've thrown in the towel for getting good run times this year. I may still improve, but the level I wanted to achieve will not happen. Still, I am happy to know I tried and my efforts will serve as foundation for next year. Plus, two races to got this year.



The site was not a petty place to race, but all courses were perfectly fine. The site was in the middle of an industrial quarry area. As usuall UltraFit had a USAT official there to explain rules to the beginners and police the bike course.