Although I am improving in the water, I still suck. I willl grade it as average for me, but then again I am a below average swimmer.

I need to work more on technique, spend more time doing the drills, improve my breathing, and increase my pace, and thats just for starters. I really need to learn to draft.

Pretty good overall transition.

I just need to pay a little more attention to transistions and spend more time practicing.

I tried out my new X-Lab carbon rear wheel for the first time in a race, very nice!

I think that I could have bumped up the pace a notch or two if I had spent a little more time on the bike in the weeks leading up to the race. I only went for three short rides.

In T2 I encountered the only real hicup I had for the day. There is always one, right? I came off the bike and into transistion very nicely, helmet off and shoes on good, everything is going smoothly, but then, where did I put that race belt? I wasted :10 looking for it and then I saw a belt lying on the pavement behind me in between racks, finally! I picked it up and was putting it on only to discover, it was not mine. I handed it to a event staff member as I was heading out of transition thinking that it's ownr must have mine. I found mine over a curb against the transition area fence?screen after the race. i have no idea how it got there as there was virtually no wind.

Secure my race belt under my shoes instead of on top.

This was a nice run, comfortable pace, HR in the target zone. Took one short swig of water in the run just to wet my mouth.

Let me preface this by saying that I am not a runner and I don't really enjoy torturing my body like some of the masocistic runners out there do, but it is the area that I have seen vast improvement in. I have been giving it more time then biking, which I love and swimming, in which I am comfortable, maybe too comfortable judging from my sorry times. I need to keep at it and increase my pace and HR.

WARM down is an accurate discription, it was hot and very little escape from the sun. When I caught my breath after the final kick on the run, I headed for the opicnic shelter, shade and a ceiling fan set on low. I then hydrated, grabed some carbs (Bagel),and some orange slices and went for a short swim to cool down.


Just a set up error in transition and the fact that I swim like a wounded duck with two broken legs.


Very good first effort! I enjoyed it and would do it again. The staff at Finish Strong did a great job as usual. If you are ever in Eastern NC and plan on doing an event, look these people up, they do a great job and they keep the fees down! We need to support them and keep them around!