Great pace out to turn around buoy, not too much traffic. Big jam up at the buoy. About 1/3 of the way back caught up with the 1st wave. It was packed. Woman to my right doing the backstroke turned over all of a sudden, did a frog kick and hit me in the lip. Fortunately it just grazed me. I then got stuck behind 2 woman doing breast stroke. As I went by I had to grab one's leg to keep from getting kicked. I felt bad about it but didn't have much choice.

Head wide of the last buoy to stay out of traffic.

No problems here. There was a 9 year old boy next to me in transition and I had to lift bike over his head. He had a small bike and had to use a bike stand which took up some room. Great kid and fun to watch him race.

Nothing.

Good hard ride. The first 1.5 miles were tough since my legs are never loose. Once I warmed up it was a great ride. There were a couple of younger guys I leapfrogged with for most of the race.

Nothing.

As usual this is where I lost some time. Run out was okay but I was tired from pushing hard on the bike. Got some energy at the turnaround and kicked into a higher gear (for me). Strong finish.

Train more for the run.