This was where I was nervous throughout the training ... got in with about 3-4min to go and actually warmed up but drifted and had to scramble to get back to the start. There certainly was a current. Actually surprised myself and got into an easy rhythm early... a bunch of stops because of running into people..lots of congestion at the first buoy. The exit ramp was horrible and i scraped my foot and cut it...

I think it's just a "you have to experience to know what to expect" ... definitely would continue to work on my swim training to get faster and more efficient

Struggled with wetsuit zipper (got snagged) and had to wiggle while jogging to transition area ... got off no problem and into bike gear

would have jogged harder out of water and hustled more .. i was surprised at how well i did at the biggest worry i had that i didn't hustle enough ... had to learn it all the first time though and now i know better next time

Felt strong in the bike and pleased with my performance. I trained on a Mt. Bike with Road Tires but borrowed a road bike for the race...def the way to go, it was night and day. I'd still train with a mt. bike going forward because it made me stronger on the climb

they were a little lax in telling each group where to go, so that was confusing...but i was in it now and hustled much more to the run transition... jogging with bike, throwing off helmet... slipped into shoes and took a swig of gatorade

wouldn't take the 15secs to pose for a friend taking photos...

not marked very well ... would have preferred to have better distance markings....

made sure i started my stopwatch at the swim and not forgotten that... had i known at this point where i was in my time i would have pushed hared to beat the 80min mark...my goal was to break 90min... and i was way ahead at this point... but I think i just eased the run... i'm capable of running a 5k in 25or 24min and i think i would have pushed more... i learned that lesson now

water, walked around, little stretch


surprising myself how well i did and how much the training made it go so much easier. I live and train in Highland Park so all my bike and running involves hills.... the course was far less.... so now i know my capabilities and know i'm capable of doing better...

i under-estimated myself going into it and won't do that again... i finished just over 2min out of 3rd in my class and I know i could have done better


I think the volunteers were great... but they could have used more markings on the routes and distance markings.... post-race was disappointing...def should take tips from the Great Race folks as a starter....but, i'm looking forward to next year....