The swim at this race is tough. There are just so many people out in the water to navigate through.

Try to stay away from the crowds and find someone to draft off of.

The transition area at this race is huge. The last 2 races I have done, my timing chip has gotten snagged on my wetsuit so this time I took off my timing chip and then ripped my suit off. It actually worked quite well.

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I was cruising in my biggest gear, hit a pot hole and off came my chain. I had to stop to get it back on. Cost me first place in my age group for sure and probably 2-3 spots overall.

I am pretty sure this bike course is longer than 24.85 miles. My computer read 25.5 at the end of the race. My front wheel probably spun a bit after I racked my bike but for sure not .7 miles. The course gets very crowded as well. There are a lot of beginners at this race which I have absolutely no problem with. However, I believe its in everyone's best interest if the race director would clearly explain in the race packet the correct way to race the bike section...stay to the right at all times except passing, dont ride in groups, look before you pass, ect.

Nice transition for me today. Everything went smooth.

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Not a very good run for me today. I am not sure what went wrong, maybe just one of those days. I was hoping to be around 38 minutes so I was pretty far off my goal.

Not really sure.

Stretched, ate, and drank


All the people on the course and the chain incident.


I rate this race a 4 only because of the terrible road conditions. This would be a fantastic race if the roads were repaved.