Not sure about overall rank (not too good though). I couldn't get into a steady rhythm until I was on the way back. Overall though I felt pretty good about the swim and came out of the water with plenty of energy.

Swim more. I only swam twice this year! This was also my first lake swim. I'm usually a pretty strong swimmer though.

Pretty steep uphill at the point where we got on the bikes--people falling over etc.

Some people had 5 gallon buckets they sat on during transition--seems like a good idea.

not sure on the ranking--again, not good. I could've pushed it a lot harder on the bike but I am a terrible runner and need to save something for the run

Uh--nothing outside of training more.

didn't know about riding with feet on top of shoes. Thanks.

I really wasn't in a hurry with this triathlon. I didn't have any body I was competing with (a long way from Kansas City) and hadn't done one a tri this long before, so I had a "just finish" mindset. Unfortunately I finished in 2:00:43. I could have easily shaved off 44 seconds off my transition times to finish in 1:59:59. Then I could say, "My time? Oh, an hour and something."

As above

Either get emotionally comfortable running 10 minute miles or lose weight.

Walked around


20 pounds of fat. And I didn't know about that pedaling with feet on top of shoes thing.


Race was well organized and fun. After the race a great lunch was provided.