Was like swimming in my bathtub with 50 over people.

Give a more accurate swim time during registration so I can swim with people more my speed.

Overall went well considering the amount of gear I had to put on.

Buy a tri top and go sockless in my road shoes.

Since this was my first race did it on a mountain bike.

Buy a road or tri bike.

Much better time and less to put on.

Pack a second pair of legs in my bag.

Course had a lot of turnarounds. That and the wind coming off the lake made for a tough go at times.

Need to spend more time training on the running and doing more bricks.

Went and talked to the best cheering section in the world, my wife and two boys. Drank water and ate a slice a cool pizza.


Gear and training, both that can be improved with time.


Overall a great race for my first time. I learned a lot about the sport and myself and talked to some nice people. I’m officially hooked so its time to go bike shopping.