I can't swim in a straight line. I was all over the place the whole time. Overall the swim was good, but I think I would have been a lot faster if I wasn't so off track the whole time.

Not a lot, swim straight

Took my time. Put on gloves, helmet and sunglasses. Slipped the shoes on and sprayed on some sunscreen, (thank god!!).

nothing

Great bike. Really focused on riding at my own pace, though I was getting passed a lot at first. Held a good mph ave. I had adjused my aerobars last night and didn't tighten them enough, so they were moving around the whole time, which was not good. Took a gel every 45 minutes, switching the last gel for sportbeans. Drank a lot of water, and 1 bottle of gatorade. Felt really good but I can tell I'm going to need to start doing a lot longer rides for Lou. It was HOT. Definatly in the upper 90s but I really didn't have much of a problem with it.

Make sure my aerobars are tight, other than that not much.

Really wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything here. Put on socks and more sunscreen.

nothing

Wow it was so hot at this point. I felt great for the first 6 miles, drank gatorade at every aid station and had a gel every 30 min. Talked to a couple people who had done IM Lou before and that was cool. The 2nd 6 miles was rougher, the last 3 were really hard. I wanted to finish under 6:45 so I kept moving. I could have walked and felt fine but I really wanted a good finishing time.

Nothing

Jumped in the lake, talked to my parents and had some pizza.


The heat, but I felt really good and wouldn't have changed a thing.


Great race! Hotter than blazes though. There was a 25% DNF out of 180 participants. My race went perfectly, I still can't get over how well it went. Confidence booster for IM Lou!!