Best competitive swim ever. Felt comfortable, very little anxiety. Exited the water with a lot of energy left over

Stroke still needs some work!

Need to learn to put on shoes while they are already clipped into pedals

Transitions need work... practice, practice, practice

This was my first competitive race on my new bike (a Felt B2 that I bought used on eBay). Should have done more road riding, rather than so much gym-biking. The hills were tough and I had difficulty with gear changes going up the hills.

Need to train more on hills

I need to practice transitions, no question about it. Legs were very cramped going into the run. Took quite a while to get my legs under me

More bricks. More transition practice.

Had to slow to a walk twice. The bike really killed me and never felt like I got my legs back. I was really feeling the heat (mid 80's). I was surprised my time wasn't worse. AT the midway point, they handed out goo-packs. I felt that if I tried to eat one, I'd puke. Just kept drinking a little water and pouring the rest on my head.

More bricks. More fluids.

Walking around... drinking plenty of water. Ate a couple bananas and chocolate chip cookies.


Overall, I thought I had a good race, and was pleasantly surprised with my time. But I felt I really struggled on the run and didn't finish as strong as I would have liked.


The Philly Tri is an absolutely awesome event. Very well organized, beautiful scenery and the volunteers are all great. This was easily my favorite triathlon in 2008 and I'll be back in 2009... this time I'll be doing the Olympic distance.