Despite the fact that I finished last in my age group, this actually went really well for me. I had estimated my time pretty good and only had 2 people pass me. The second probably should have stayed behind me because I kept catching up to her when we got close to the wall.

I just need to put in more swim time - other than that it went well.

I don't have an actual transition time (I think they got lumped in with the bike time) so this is an estimate. I was racked all the way at the back of the TA so it took me a little longer to get to my bike, but once I got there things went OK.

Try to rack a little closer to the front of the TA.

Time is based on what my Garmin showed as I finished the bike route. As I mentioned before, I think transitions times were included in the official bike time, so I used the time I showed.

This was hard, but I knew it would be going in. My bike fitness was not where it should have been and even though I had trained on some hills, I knew this was going to be tougher. The rolling hills were OK, but there were some that were a little longer or a little steeper - those took a lot out of me. Twice I had to stop my bike because I was feeling sick and having trouble catching my breath. After a few minutes and some water, I was able to get back on and keep going. The second half went a little better - I was able to shift better (knowing what gears to use when) but I was definitely ready to be done by the time I got back to the TA.

Lots more bike training!

Again the time is estimated. It's a little long 'cause I stopped to pee. I probably could have waited until after the run, but figured the run would be a lot more comfortable this way.

This was a bad run for me, with a lot of walking. I tried to run the few flats that were there and the downhills but had to walk the uphills.

More bricks maybe? I don't know, I though I'd be OK on the run but even after my legs loosened up, I just didn't have any energy. I guess the bike took alot out of me.

Got some water, orange slices and walked around a little. Then headed up to the hall for food and awards. Got some Gatorade, a sub sandwich (they had pizza too) and some pretzels. I decided to stick around for the raffle and ended up winning a large bottle of HammerGel and a gel flask.


Not enough of the right kind of training.


I'm glad I did this race. It's something I've been wanting to do for the last 3 years. I'd love to do it again next year, but only if I spend a lot more time with hill training, both on the bike and the run.