I was just hoping for <2min per 100, and met this goal. I would like to get this down, though, to more like 1:40 per 100. Got passed by a fast woman but was able to draft her for 3 lengths.

spend more time in the pool when training

First transition in my first tri--didn't want to risk putting the shoes into the pedals. Just kind of slacked a bit, not realizing how fast those seconds add up!

get on the bike and go. also would have arrived earlier to secure a spot closer to the enter/exit

I went hard on this and it paid off. Felt really good about my time, and the fact that it would have still been either #1 or #2 in the next two lower age groups. Still had plenty of gas for the run.

Not much. This ride felt really solid, good rhythm.

Another abysmal transition. Not sure what took so long. I think I'll try some of those no-tie laces to shave a few seconds, otherwise I'm kind of stumped.

not sure.

This is where it all went awry. One minute I'm following a guy with a red shirt, after a few minutes I realize that I'm now following a guy with a white shirt. Crossed the finish line and realized that I don't run a 5k that fast, and I got off-course. Told the organizers to DQ me, as I must have missed a turn or something.

Watch my split instead of focusing exclusively on pace (which was really good, btw--between 7:15 and 7:45). I suppose I should pay better attention to the course markers, but I do feel like the organizers could have done a better job of making it foolproof.

Need to spend more time in the pool.


This was my first event, so it's hard to rate it. Overall it was okay, with just a few complaints: 1)they ran out of L and XL t-shirts; 2)race meetings that were scheduled for the day before were held right at the start of each heat, which made things seem sort of improvised; 3)run course was not well marked. I shouldn't have to worry about route-finding while doing the run--it should be obvious.