I did have a little problem drifting to the left.

Sight a little more often.

Roads could use a little resurfacing as it was pretty bumpy. There were also some tight turns that seemed to cause a little difficulty for some as I saw a few bikes in the ditch. I don't think that the RD could have done much about these. People just need to be more careful about turning

It was a two loop course and it got really crowded on the first loop.

Not much. Maybe not loose my shot bloks to the road?

I really don't like spectators being allowed in the transition area during a race. They kept getting in the way.

not forget my gum

I struggled here. I was so tired. I walked more of the first mile than I would have liked, but I think that I started out a little fast for how I was feeling. I think that on a normal day, it would have been fine. I ran the next couple of miles pretty well.

Missed my gum. I won't forget that again.

Laid in the grass and ate a sugar cookie.


Sick, tired and sore.


I would really like to see the transition area closed to spectators. Also a main path back to the cars was a narrow path also used by the first 1/4 mile of the run. Some of the spectators and athletes who were finished weren't very considerate of the runners who were still competing. I think that it would be best to close that path to none athlete traffic.

Otherwise the event was fun and well organized. I'm not fond of the duck pond, but for an early season open water swim, it was worth doing. I will probably do it again next year.