started off well and hit a good pace for the first 300m but after rounding the first buoy i started to lose some steam. i was riding paul terranova's feet and then watch them fade into the distance so i grabbed another pair that ended of leaving me after another 200m and then settled on the last pair feet that towed me home. i felt like was was completely pooped by midway. i could tell the lack of swimming lately made today seem like i was being pulled underwater.

get back to 3-4swims a week with 10-12k yards.

this was a long run on gravel and cement that killed my feet by the team the bike started.

first lap was rough. i was still struggling from the swim and my legs were dead. i actually struggled with passing a woman on the first lap (no offense to women but that should not be a huge issue for me when racing AGers) and then battled with a 15 yr old kid on the 2nd lap before i got my act together and dropped him. after that i was pushing a better pace for the last 2 laps but still had some trouble with pushing a really big gear. was passed by about 4-5 guys on the bike and i passed a couple. took in about 180cal of infinit on the bike.

continue to push harder than what i fell comfortable with

lost a few extra seconds putting on socks

started out really well and pushed for the first 2miles and then slowed a little bit to get passed by one person. that guy put a good 50yd gap on me and held it for the next 2 miles. i continued to plug along but didnt seem to make much ground until mile 4 when i felt my stride make up for my lack of turnover. i then closed the gap real fast on the guy in front of me and then proceeded to pase another 6-7 guys in the last 1.5miles. little did i know down the stretch there was another guy burning rubber behind me and as i turned on riverside he was creeping amoung on the AGers. as i started to enter the finish chute i heard the crowd noise pikcup only to see a guy closing fast. i tried to go into a sprint but it was to late and my late had no snap. i got passed a few steps before the mat. it was a rookie mistake and i need to remember to watch my back b/c it aint over til its over.

watch my back more on the last .25 mile for people gaining on me. probably should have taken a gel on the run for a bit more energy.

drank lots of vitamin water and ate lots of pizza until transition opened to pickup our stuff. waited around for 2hours and roasted in the sun.


feel this last month of training has been sporatic and lacking focus at times. really slacked on the swimming and feel like i was rested coming into race.