First 1500m OWS. First wetsuit swim. Made sure to start slow and find some open space to get going. Swim went good. Found someone to draft off which worked great. This was my second triathlon and first olympic so hadn't had a chance to try drafting. Didn't care what my swim time was, my goal was just to finish the event. For the first 100 meters or so had the same sensation many other first time wet suit swimmers mentioned of a tightness in the chest. Just coasted along trying to stay in a rhythm and it got better.

Nothing. With more training and practice my swim times will get faster.

Made sure I wasn't forgetting anything. No problems with transition.

Nothing

Rolling hills throughout course. Steeper hill at approx mile 21 which was tough. Biked at a comfortable pace as I was just looking to finish the event. Nice scenic ride through Lake Mead so was an enjoyable part of the race.

Nothing.

No problems. Rembered my Garmin this time for the run.

Nothing.

This was the first race that I've run a 10k, and only the second time I've ever run that far. LEft knee and lower leg really hurt. Haven't had that problem since my first training runs. I think the problem was having run after the biking segment. More training and distance will help going forward.

Nothing.

Find a bathroom! After that just got some water and laid in the lake to cool down. Was getting pretty hot by that time. Must have been really tough on the half iron particpants. Daytime high was supposed to reach 100.


I've only been training for three months so I was very happy with my performance. My goal was to finish the race and enjoy the time which I accomplished.


Very well organized event, at least from my limited triathlon experience.

Packet pickup was the day before the race and included a briefing on the course route and information for new particpants which was informative.

Race Day: Pre race marking and set up was organized and no problems experienced. Swim waves started exactly on time. Swim course well layed out as a U shape so no problems with swimmers coming back the other direction. Bike course pretty much an out and back which spread out the bicycle traffic so no problems with passing or getting passed. Run course was uphill for the entire first half, then turnaround and back down for the second half.

Looking forward to particpating again next year in this event! Congratulations to all the other racers, and thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event a success!