First time swimming in a full wetsuit. I was worried about any lack of mobility in my arms but it wasn't too bad. It rubbed a little in my left armpit so I just need to bodyglide that up for next time. It's nice now to have the option of using the sleeveless or the full wetsuit. They started us out two at a time 5 seconds apart. I really really liked that. I never had anyone kick me or catch any elbows. It really spaced us out nicely. I started to feel a little constricted by the end but I think that's just from not being used to the full wetsuit.

Just need more swims in the full wetsuit.

The reason this was so long was because there was about a quarter mile run to transition after the swim. Jeeeez. Really I felt pretty good about this transition. Everything went fine. Having the tri shirt underneath the wetsuit saves a ton of time since I don't have to put on a seperate shirt.

Being from Chicago the hills killed me. There were hills galore and one particular hill around mile 12 was almost unfair. The only way I was able to get my butt up that thing was to come of the saddle. I also didn't read the website carefully enough. Being that this is an Olympic distance I assumed the bike would be 25 miles but nooooooo it just kept going and going. So finally at mile 28 we finished. Whew!

Know exactly what the mileage is before I start. Of course, a little more work on hills would be great. All in all I'm ok with my time. The fact that I was able to avg over 20mph makes me happy.

Went ok. Having the Yankz on my shoes helped. Tying my shoes last triathlon took a bunch of time. Had to take a gu break though.

Awful for me. The hills killed me. The last tri I did I averaged 7:50 minute miles and all of a sudden I'm at 9 and a half minute miles???? Unbelievable. Really sapped some of my confidence. BUT after seeing a lot of other peoples times, it seems a lot of people were in the same boat.

More hill work.

Sat in the grass for a bit.


Hills. The run killed me.


Race was very well run and organized. We were a little late getting started but that wasn't a huge deal. The distance from swim to transition and also from T2 to the run were very very long. A good race but the only way I'd be back was if I was doing specific hill training.