I'm surprised, but for both the races I've done, the swim has been my best event. I actually got out of the water in ~24:35, which would be my fastest swim by far. Once out of the water, we had to go up a hill (65 steps) and then go a fair way to the transition area.
I was not prepared for the cold water and the congestion at the start. I took a few mouthful's of water. With the TI drills I have been doing, I was better at staying on course.

Try and not go out so fast. I got winded early and didn't really get into a good pace until the second half of the race.

This transition sucked. I wasn't well prepared and lost at least a full minute from what I should have done.

Practice the night before and get my area better setup.

I had just gotten new 170mm crank arms to replace the 175's and had only one easy 30 minute ride. The crank was great, relieving the majority of the knee pain I had been having, but my seat was too low and I didn't feel like I could take advantage of the short crank. I did like spinning at a higher cadence with the shorter cranks. For the second half of the race, I was pretty lame on the hills, but I did pass a few people. I don't think any road bikes passed me the entire race - all tri bikes. Maybe I'll get one next year.

I just need more training. I was really hampered the last few months with my new bike and too long crank arms. My knees were in constant pain. I rode the day ofter the race and still had no knee pain. I'd like to average 20 mph one of these days. i was disappointed I dropped just below 19 MPH.

I was OK with this transition.

My legs were pretty dead, but I had plenty of air. I didn't push too much as I didn't much feel like it and there was nobody close to me except near the finish. The hills were killers. They were steep and sometimes muddy.

I need more speed work and get my knees working better. Overall I wouldn't change much.

Nothing. I took a 2 hour nap when I got home.


Knee problems for the last couple of months has hurt my training. I need to loose 10 pounds as well.


I'll probably come back next year.