took it pretty easy, saving it up for the bike and second run. Got a little warm but knew I'd cool down with the wind on the bike.

maybe push it harder

It was my plan to wear my running shoes for everything so T1 only consisted of strapping on my helmet; it went well and fast

2/3 AG, 13/47F (tie)

nothing

took a mile or so get it together and then settled into the aerobars and started picking off riders. Being aero definitely helped with the wind.

ride harder

took a little extra time to strip off my jacket and switch to a full water bottle

my official time seems fast; I doubt I was that quick.

2/3 AG, 11/47F

got a bit warm and pulled off my gloves and buff. My legs felt pretty bad and I had some problems holding pace on the hills. At one point there was a fork in the path with a sign that indicated straight but it wasn't clear which was the correct branch; I started down what was the wrong branch and had to double back.

Coming down the final stretch to the chute I saw that I could overtake the woman in front of me and poured it on across the finish. As soon as we finished I saw that she was in my age group. That was the difference between 2nd and 3rd!

take the correct route and push it harder

walking, stretching, packing up TA and the car. Hung out for some food and the awards


my running ability!


I thought the race info indicated that awards would go three deep but it turned out that they only gave an award for first in AG. I finally finish second but still miss out on hardware :(

Was not chip-timed so the splits are all a bit suspect. I think Run 1 was really slower and T1 faster; I think Bike was faster and T2 longer.

Good race. A fun way to finish the season.