the first wave of men went out only 2 min in front. As I started catching the slower men it was difficult to pass, they really kick hard and alot of them were doing breast stroke and you really had to be carefull not to get kicked in the face. The water was merky due to the bad weather conditions. I was happy with my swim overall, I was 2 min faster than my 1st tri.

nothing

it was pouring rain, but the transtion went really smooth for me.

nothing

I need to get clipless, I know I can go faster with those. My running shoes got so wet during the bike course they they kept squeking on the peddles. The road was terribly slippery and wet, some of the puddles were very deep, this caused me to keep the pace slower than I had planned.

I need clipless shoes, areo bars, but because the road was so slippery I had to really slow down at the turns!

o dear, my legs just hate this transition so much!

nothing,

Try to PUSH harder. I have so much work to do on my run!

walking and drinking sports drink and water, stretching.


rain, wet shoes rubbing on my skin and making blisters. Legs feeling terrible after the bike-run.


I guess I need to practice training in the rain, it makes things so different. The scoring was a little confusing, they had everyone marked together, no seperate woman`s list or age lists. You just had to sit there and work it out for yourself.
But, the Marines did a brilliant job with all the work in preparing and cleaning up. Plus all the supportive comments they gave during the race. Good bunch of people our Marines!