open water swim and it was my first race swim and2nd open water

practice, practice, practice!!! Plan on doing more open water swim practices. need to learn how to keep my head down and swim. This is a minor issue and will get easier with practice.

this was a point to point race. The Transitions were long and the gravel was imposssible to run barefooted, also you had to put all your stuff in a bag for them to bring to trans 2 for you.

Move faster get used to open water and swim more efficient so that I do not take so long in the transition. i need to work on my OCD so I dont spent as much time putting all my crap in a bag and tying it, so that I dont worry if it will fall open.

Great and challenging ride. the winds didnt help at about 20-30 mph it didnt seem like we had a tail wind but one time.

more road work for my 2nd tri ever I dont think i did to bad on the ride. Practice Practice practice, and more practiced

I bought the nike running flats and put yank laces on them, thus made it hard to slip on shoes. I didnt do well finding my bike rack site either.

Did not do as well as I would like. I had a hard time finding my shoes and rack site andneed different laces on my flats. It takes way to long to slip on my shoes.

not bad I ran my pace and stayed consistant. stayed strong and finished strong.

Need to work on my speed, now that I have perfected my consistant pace.

walk around and talk to some people I met in Petersburg Tri


Not sure yet. this was my 2nd tri and my first open water swim. so I guess I need to work on my open water swimming. Next I need to be more prficient on the bike. I need to improve on makeing my rides more efficient. Speed wqork on the run is a must. I have my next Tri in 6 weeks so I will do a 2 week build and 1 week taper then work on speed for the next 3 weeks. But also prepare for the evergreen lake Race. Finnaly never take forgranted a good 1st race as future seccucess.


1st if you are reading this and you are planning your 1st tri. Look elsewhere cuz this course will Kick your ass. at this point you wont be beating Galena it will beat you, but if you insist on making this your 1st tri. well plan on surviving not winning. Nextyou must work on open water swimming it is nothing like swimming in a pool. Bring a pair of sandles and place them on the grass along the side walk you'll know when you see it. next fins someone who has been there before and ask alot of questions. That will be your biggest resource. Most of all have fun even while getting your ass kicked. It is one of the most beautiful bike courses you will ever ride on. If you have any questions just ask and I'll tell you what I know and wont fake an answer.