I thought this was a really good swim and expected my time to be better. I set a new personal record of not getting passed till 200 yds in! My breathing was very controlled and I felt strong the whole time. Got bumped a couple times but didn't freak out. I'm actually starting to develop some confidence in my swimming.




Really nothing, maybe work on a better way to enter the water. I was really pleased with this swim

I hadn't been on my bike since they went over it at the bike shop so I was in my very easiest gear which made it hard to clip in.

Hop on and ride a little before the race starts

This was my second time on this course. The first time was 2003 and that race was horrible start to finish as I had a cold and had taken some medicine. Big mistake. So this time I enjoyed the heck out of it. The course is beautiful and though hilly, the hills are not steep so none of them really wore me out. I'm sure I could have worked a little harder, but it was 14 miles so I was going easy on myself, ;)


Get out on my bike more to prepare. I really haven't been riding much this spring.

Good transition for me, except I forgot my gu which I like on the run b/c it gives me at least a psychological lift and keeps my mind off the drudgery

remember the gu and maybe have a good drink of water before starting

I felt pretty good on this run. I was surprised by my time again because I expected my run time to be slower. As usual I would have liked to stop at the portopotty but didn't so that was annoying, but really I was happy with the run. Again, compared to 2003 it was fantastic! I enjoy the varied terrain on this course, though there were some muddy patches so my shoes got dirty :(

Try to push harder, I'm pretty wimpy out there.

Hit the portopotty, threw my stuff into bag, checked results and headed out as I had to be home asap



lazy wimpiness


I liked this race a lot. Last night I was kind of cursing my decision to go all the way out there and making a mental note not to do it again, but now I am psyched to do it again next year. They use the same course for another sprint in August, but I think I like the cooler temp. This was the first year for this May race.