At the last minute I got talked out of wearing a full wetsuit by the announcer constantly telling everyone how warm the water was (I get hot in a wetsuit). It was the only suit I had so I did it nude. BIG mistake. Nearly everyone else was wearing one. I lost 1:30 to 2 minutes and a top 10 out of the water as a result.

Next time I'll follow the rule to always wear a wetsuit if they allow it. If I get hot I'll pull my cap off and slow down if I have to. It would still be faster.

It was a weird T1 because I didn't have to take off my wetsuit but instead had to wiggle into a tight tri top while I was wet.

Got to use my new aero helmet. My hamstrings tightened up with about 4 miles to go. Otherwise I had a shot to beat 20 mph for the first time.

Get a tri bike (I just did)

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Good run for me. It was hot

I sat in the shade and watch the sweat pool up on the ground below me. I didn't realize how hot I was.


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I have been very good at getting enough liquids and nutrition during the race and this was no exception. I seem to get it right for each race.