Swim was originally going to be 400 in a river but there was too much debris in the river so it was changed to a 600M ocean swim. Solid overall, I was maybe 3rd around the 1st buoy. Some guy zig-zagging slammed into me 2-3 times on the straightaway (or was it me zigging). Coming around the last buoy I kept convincing myself that I should be able to touch (to start dolphining) and I ended up stopping 3-4 times trying to catch the ground and losing all forward momentum (and getting pushed even further off course by the current).

Just swim. Catch a draft.

Terrible. Got tangled up in the suit and stomped on it to get it off. Tried to to wipe the sand off with a towel and it didn't come off at all, ended up using my neighbors water trough. Socks were hard to get on (and they were anklets).

Not be a klutz with the suit. Consider skipping the socks.

Tailwind going out, I knew I was in trouble when I made the turnaround in less than 20 minutes (I hadn't realized how strong the tail wind was). No rule enforcement at all. I passed two pace lines and I saw a peloton of 7-8 people going back the other way, it was kind of annoying.

Gotta get out on the bike more. Really happy with keeping my cadence up, I feel like it helped my run a lot.

Blew threw nicely. Almost ran over the guy pointing out where to turn when he stepped out in front of me. Forgot to hit the split button on my watch so the time is included in the bike, but it was fast, 30-45 seconds maybe.

Felt okay, was starting to get a little warm by the time I got going. On the way back a girl I passed made me laugh when she said (as I passed), "Alright! Another big, sexy clydesdale to break through the wind for me." Then she ended up outkicking me by a few seconds (but I felt better since she started a wave in front of me). Really feel like I should be running 30-45 seconds a mile faster at that distance.

I guess I need more speed work.

Dry heaved.


I dunno, my fat ass and a stiff wind.


Nice race, some rule enforcment would be nice. Finished well within the top half for the first time, so does that make me a mid-packer instead of a BOPer? Sweet.