212/257. Pretty happy with that. I know I can swim a 2.15 pace if I put on my race pace effort. Felt it was more important for the first OWS of the year to come away feeling positive and happy. Just wanted to be able to swim the 750 with no stops for breathing or stopping to sight. My sighting was done mid stroke. Other times in my age were 2.03; 2.07 and 2.15. I won't be swimming a 2.07 pace any time soon!

Forgot to bring disposable water bottle to beach. I get SO thirsty before the race starts.

This is the first race where I put shoes on in transition and ran with them. Took a few seconds to get the shoes on. No socks. I have been practicing both ways and find that I can get the bike up to speed quicker this way. I used to dick around trying to get feet into shoes at the mount line and wasted too much time. Can't ride with feet on TOP of Specialized shoes because the velcro is too tight to wiggle foot into shoe. Some day I may get better shoes for this type of mount.

I would like to practice putting helmet on while taking wet suit off.

194/257 - Happy with cycling faster than 63 people when there might have been 2-3 people older than me in the race.

I was getting blown around alot on the east and west segments due to the strong combined crosswind and headwind riding east and then the crosswind riding west.

At the 18km mark my right hip started hurting, quite a bit and unfortunately had to still work the hills hard so by the time I finished the bike I my coccyx was so tight and locked up I could barely walk to transition. I believe I am having problems with this because I am not running enough short distances, often enough. For the last couple of weeks it has been like once a week and either fast, or hard (hills). Smarten up!

Forgot to take my gel at the 20km mark.

Ditch the Zipp wheels for windy race days. Need to buy another 10 speed cassette to use with trainer bike wheels which are good and then get a new set next year.

Couldn't run with bike because of locked up pelvis. Took a bit longer than my normal .45".

Not too much.

Could barely walk but decided to run anyway. Lots of walking - maybe 13 or more times. Had to stop once to rub tight left shin. Haven't had that problem in months. I really didn't think I was going to be able to make it, even walking, but maybe by 3.5 km pelvis was loosening a bit. Just tried to run tall and keep good form. But it was hard. Instead of my feet lifting, all I could hear was thud, thud, thud with my left foot.

Still happy with run given all the walking.

I know I can run a 6.10 pace for tri races, having done it often, and if I am in good working order and can run I believe I will get under 6.00 this year. Even if I ran a 6.30 pace, that would have placed me 2nd in age for run and overall.

Should probably say not run, but I don't think that would happen.

As usual, never get much done at the race. Walking around with friends and sitting around for a picnic. Once I got home, iced, hot bath, stretching, massage.


Locked pelvis.


Good race, but this was the first time there was no food left in tent - a few pieces of watermelon and grapes. There were some 'chicken dogs' though on the barbecue.