Not sure if it was the taper or the wet suit or what but I had an awesome swim and was amazed to be coming out of the water right at the front.

I needed to do a little better sighting not for course corrections but for getting around people.

As I came out of the water there were folks there unzipping the wet suits for us....it was awesome!

I felt fairly good about this tranisition but know there is room for improvement.

Right out of transition was a monster hill which immediately caused my right calf to start cramping a bit. That hill was followed by another longer not quite as steep hill but still very difficult to climb. I'm guessing the grades were around 13-16%

I pushed as hard as I could which didn't leave much for the run but I knew that would be the case coming in and planned for it. This is by far my weakest area and I need to really focus on my bike for the rest of the season.

Another decent transition with room for improvement. My feet were numb from the cold bike and so I had a little difficulty getting my shoes on.

I should have left the tape on my bike shoe vent holes but thought it was going to be warmer.

Came off the bike fairly well apart from the numb feet. Not being able to feel my feet seemed to hurt my form and my feet were sore the rest of the day.

Again, I need to work on my biking which will help me enjoy the run a little more.

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