Was worried about the swim a bit, new suit 'n all. My pace was about what it is in the pool. My previously injured calf tightened up but only for 5min fortuantely. Bumped into a few people, no big deal, really enjoyed the swim! (my suit was great, go DeSoto! no hot-spots!)

Oh, as I'm exiting the water a guy corraled up for the start of his swim yells out to borrow my goggles 'cause he's w/out for some reason. I figure, if that was me, I would hope someone would be so kind so I hand 'em off and give him my bib # and when I'm done, there they are hanging on my bike [good deeds = good karma me thinks :]

(recurring theme initiated here) Actually train consistently for these distances :]

Had to go up stairs from water and run over to transition, I wasn't pressured, it's nice doing an event w/out the 'racing' stress ~

Hilly course, killed my butt & leg muscles! My quads cramped up so bad by the last mile, I couldn't even pedal! (sodium issue? thank goodness that was downhill!). But I didn't stop and was glad to have made it through!

Hmmm.. train to handle this distance and hills? (and work on nutrition!)

My locked up quads had me wondering if I could even walk for the run. So I was slow in transition, couldn't bend down to pick stuff up, too funny.

Not be cramped and move faster :]

I could barely walk the 1st mile, they had Heed on the course and I took in some of that hoping that my cramps were electrolyte based & I might mitigate them. At the turn around point I was much better and could get some running in on the way back.

Learn to run 6+ miles before trying to do it after a swim & bike! :]

Walk around a bit, lay on the ground, drink stuff, slight streching.


Let's see.. lack of training and knowledge of nutrition needs during exercising at that timeframe/distance.


Could have used even just one aid station on the bike. Saw some folks w/ bike issues, too bad there was no traveling repair vehicle (can't have it all of course).

I made it! Actually w/ out a race pace effort it shouldn't have been tough to complete but the cramps almost did me in and that became the real challenge. I had a good time reaching my goal! I wasn't DFL overall, in my AG or of men, but I was one of the heaviest, therefore, I didn't do too bad in my book :]