felt good, fluid but did not over exert. Still felt pretty good, I was just worried about the 6'4 guy behind me catching me- which he didnt :o)

finish stronger- last 25 could have been a little better

good tranisition for the first time. Rookie mistake of putting my helmet on then trying to put on my long sleeve shirt- DUH- Minor clip in issue but took my time rather than rushing it and falling

Felt OK on the bike, was initially worried about the no drafting rules etc. but there werent enough people on the road to worry about it. I tried to keep it around 17 mph- but not sure, didnt set bike computer up well before. Felt I could go faster but wasnt sure where I was on the course and didnt want to burn too much energy. Right calf cramped up a bit- took in some water and it was better. I thought I was faster than the auto calc says

become more familiar with the course to know how far I had to go still. Computer helped but sometimes land marks are better. Take in more water

transition felt good. tried to rack the bike from the front but didnt fit well so I turned it around quickly to rack from the seat- now I know. No prob putting shoes on. Only trouble was trying to buckle Garmin on- forgot to take off other watch. Ended up running with watch in one hand and putting garmin on then putting watch on right hand. No big deal, just akward. Good thing is that I remembered to turn Garmin on when I went to T1

take off watch first.

Felt good on the run. tried to stay well under 9 min miles. Able to catch the guy that killed me on the bike. That felt good. Glad it was only a 5k but felt pretty strong throught the whole thing.

try a bit faster and not fuss with Garmin so much

what warm down?


great race- I dont have anything to compare it too but they did a great job. Well marked course. Plenty of volunteers. Nice that they do awards throught the time so the fast people dont have to sit around for 5 hours!