Did it really take me 11 seconds to get out of the water and over the mat 5ft out of the water? I guess so, my watch read 8:08 when I was in thigh high water. Oh well. ;p

I lined my self on the front, but I started talking to a person next to me and next thing I know I'm a row or 2 back. The swim starts and I somehow get 3-4 people in front of me. I'm thinking wtf.. get out of my way. Luckly the first buoy was slightly to the right and they all went dead straight. This left a hole for me to blow by them, and I did. Rest of the swim was good, even found some good feet for the last 150m or so.

Keep my spot on the line and in the start!

Perfect. Wouldn't change a thing.

Nada

I thought I would be 38ish on the bike here, but I'm not upset with my time. I put what I had into it and that's all there was. Guy who won only beat me by 8 seconds on the bike. A girl out split both of us by another 20 seconds though. Ouch. :)

Mostly cross winds with a tail wind on a bit and of course a head wind going back on that part. Pretty windy, but kinda expected when on the coast. Bike splits overall were a bit low I think. The roads are bumpy, but they are the same every year. ;p And guys who have gone 1mph faster here were slow today.

Only problem I had was when we're coming over the bridge for the 2nd time. It's a big bridge and steep, took me down to 12-13mph, so don't think 'just a bridge' it's a mountain to us :). On the 2nd pass my gears screw up and start shifting on their own for some reason. I shift down to the gear I was in and just really had to crawl my way up that bridge, gave up some time there and wasted more effort than I would of liked.

Nada, I dosed my effort well. Just a bit slow for whatever reasons. :)

Haha, when I did my flying dismount someone went.. Ohhh that's a good dismount!

I giggled on the inside.

Shoe got a bit jammed when I went to put it on, so I suppose put it on better. :P

Well I may of still had the fastest run there, but it was certainly not a good run. I had 5:50s in me I'm pretty darn sure. But I came to mile 1 aid station on pace and feeling confident. I asked for water to just toss on my head since I hydrated great on the bike and didn't need any more. They gave me Gatorade and for some reason I didn't want to waste it so I drank it. about half a mile later I got a real bad side stitch that ended up making me slow down to a jog to get rid of it. Shortly after Mile 2 it was completely gone and I got back on the pace.

Not a huge deal, but when you lose Over All by 30 seconds, it becomes a big deal. :) Also wish I wasn't 9min behind Chris, if I had seen him 20 seconds ahead of me at the half way point I think I would of gone through those side stiches... well maybe. They did hurt pretty good. Even without out them Chris may of won, just would of been a bit closer. :) Woulda, coulda shoulda huh. :)

Don't freaking drink when I know I don't need anymore liquids in me.

Me, Chris and another guy jogged the run course again.


Being stupid.


Great little local race, one of the best sprints around here.