It was next to impossible to swim. I pretty much bobbed, and doggy paddled, and did whatever I could to survive the swim. The good thing- I am no longer afraid of open water swimming!

Try to swim somehow, not sure.

Should have been faster, but was a little woozy from the waves. Did the best I could. Need to practice getting on and clipped in more on the bike.

I felt sick while on the bike from the swim (either too much water or just a little seasick, not sure which) and all that aside, I need to spend more time on the bike before Chicago.

This was where my race started to improve, I was in and out pretty quick.

Again, practice getting off the bike more smoothly and quickly.

I felt great on the run. I was glad I warmed up on the course, I picked out some landmarks to help me determine when it would be good to pick up the speed towards the end. And of course, I managed to end in a full out sprint (downhill finish helped on that).

Maybe pick up the pace a little earlier.

Drink tons of water and gatorade, ate some yummy food, drank a beer, cleaned up transition and rode back to car.


Lack of training time on bike, weather.


This was a great race, I would love to do this race again next year!