It was a good swim. Focused on form. It felt a bit crowded with lots of bumping, but I got going well and finished strong.

Things went well. I took off my wetsuit while still in the water at the edge of the lake. I saw some of the leaders do that at Seahorse and tried it without practice. It works fast.

Nothing.

I would've been first in my AG, but my Aero Bottle flew off the bracket and onto the road in mile 1. Fearing bad results of a ride/run with no liquid, I stopped to get it and wasted some time fiddling with the velcro band, which I finally gave up on as four people swept past. I rode the whole race with a couple of fingers keeping the bottle in. I couldn't really see my compute on the new Specialized Transition Expert, so cadence was purely by feel. I had it in my mind to make up the time I lost with the bottle accident. Just before halfway, I passed another 45 year-old male, and made an effort to put as much distance as I could between us for the rest of the ride.

Double check the velcro band, and maybe use the big rubber bands as a failsafe.

It went well.

Nothing.

The 45 dude I passed on the bike flew by on the run, nothing I could do. I went out hard and felt more comfortable as the run progressed. It looks like I lost some speed due to hammering on the bike. At any rate, I couldn't have gone much faster.

Know the course a little better and push harder on the last mile.

Walked around, drank Recoverite, stretched, ate burgers, and lots of HEED.


The water bottle thing. Not knowing my bike very well yet. Although the bike is faster than my Allez, I'm sure I'll be better on it yet, as this was only my second ride on the thing.


It was organized, marked, and staffed well. The burgers and dogs were great, as was the keg of beer. My only complaint was that they didn't start the awards ceremony until the last finisher came in from the long course, which kept us sprinters there for several hours after we were done.