I started outside left and quickly learned I swam to the right and I actually swim faster than a lot of people. I never got in a groove until I got around the last buoy to the home stretch 350. It was set up so it veered to the left to get the additional 50 in. So I rounded the corner and by this time I was starting to pass quite a few from the wave in front of us. I sighted up and found a a opening between 2 swimmers with about 80 meters of open space so off I went. Finally I thought I have it, no running in to anyone really hitting my stroke and then I hear an air horn and I am in the middle of the course. I get warned to not go inside the buoy so I have to swim straight across to get around the buoy and then pass all the people I had just passed. Heart rate good but really pissed swam about 200 extra meters. Long run to transition, and have to run bike up hill to mount line

Swim straight and just start up front I got beat to death anyway once I started catching people.

Thought it went smooth until I saw time???

practice and pick up pace to transition area very slow jog but my heart rate and breathing were fine

Bike felt good just need to lose weight so I can get up climbs did well powering through small climbs but the long grades killed me.

not be fat

Someones bike had fallen off rack and right on my run stuff, had to rack bike and my shoe stuck on the pedal and I was looking everywhere for it.

Not much I could do Did forget to untie my running shoes.

felt pretty good went out easy as planned but never picked it up like I should have. I actually had a lot left at end probably could have shaved at least a minute??

Run harder last 3/4 to 1 mile of race.

Drank water ate sandwich hung out with kids


mental/ and need open water swims


Post race was just awards so I do not know if thats what usually goes on or what. I liked the race set up and the organization it appeared to go off very smooth. Had fun