Really bad swim for me. I never hit a rhythm and felt very sluggish. I think the combination of poor sleep and the yard work the day before really hurt me on this race.

Not do yard work the day before!

T1 wasn't too bad but I was pretty much disgusted with myself coming out of the water and I think that threw me off mentally.

This is about what I expected on the bike. I had a nice little push from Kimberley W at mile 20 that carried me to TA. I tried a new drink on the bike in preparation for the run...not a good idea!

Pretty good T2.

So, this is about 8 minutes slower than it should have been. I think the new drink on the bike is part of the problem. I was so bloated and nauseated during the run I could barely move. Several times I started to gag but fought it back. I think I should have just "spewed cookies" and moved on...likely would have felt a lot better. I have no idea what happened here because my tempo runs have been in the 7:20's. I'm just going to chalk this race up as lesson learned on the new drink and yard work and move on!

:-)

Slowly sipped Diet Pepsi for the carbonation. Burped for several minutes.