Our wave was small so i started at the back For some reason no one took the inside line so i did . A big breaker came in as we hit 3-4 foot water so i dove under and was swimming after that. By the first buoy our group was all spread out so very little fighting for position went on.

DO more of the swim freestyle

I had a fantastic racking spot right by the swim entrance
1st/15

Leave the HR monitor behind , i dont really need it at this stage and it does take 5-10 secs to put on. Tape Gels to my bike .

Had a fun time riding the new course
its a little shorter than last year but with more rollers so the legs were fresher throughout. I loved this bike course . Passed Tons
Got passed once . Nothing gets me going faster than passing
folks in expensive bikes with aero helmets... :)
The pavement section on Wilshire was in a very sorry state of repair . Other
than that it was pretty good .

Not ride so much the week of a race ... I did 1 long ride too many this week.

Small pet peeve , why do people feel like they have to ride on the left when they are not passing ?

RAn in the bike shoes pretty good , passed a few more after the bike dismount line
I knew i was doing good because our rack had only 1 bike on it . :)
So it was very easy to spot my BAg with shoes race belt and water in it.

Perfect
3rd/15

Its tough to run when you are tired , its hot and the course is uphill , but i made a decent effort and felt strong . My last mile was the fastest 8:20 , Why cant i hit that 8 min pace from the get go ?
Yeah i know its uphill and the legs are like jello...

I need to get back to speed workouts .

Well I stayed after to refuel , there was lots of food and water , they set up a nice misting area and then i got in line for a massage . That was awsome and worth the 45 min wait . Found the beer garden and enjoyed a cold Brew. The Awards started and guess what ... i placed First out of 15 in super Clydes ... i had a good race so that did not change anything \

but its always cool to get hardware

Overall I placed 118 th out of 573 folks for the sprint so not too shabby .

I rode back to the car after the race down Venice it was windy and warm at 2pm , i seem to stop at every traffic light which made the trip feel longer



Weight and more speed training in the pool and on the track.


It was great to race this one again and the new sections on the bike course were really fun with a ton of rollers . The pavement on Wilshire was disastrous . The swim iN and Out were finally clearly separated like it should have always been . T2 and Finish area were Great and I placed in the sprint so I had a good day.

Could not buy a bus tix at the expo so ended up ridding back down Venice after the race.