The water was really cold when I got in. Luckily, the start was a wade-in to the wall so I had a chance to get fully wet, but it still took my breath a little. I am a pretty bad swimmer in general but I can usually swim faster than this. I didn't feel as if I was swimming this slow. I had a couple of issues at the turns, trying to decide if I should go or let someone on me feet go. I had one guy who kept swimming on my legs. I tried to get as close to the rope but he kept knocking into me. I finally stopped to let him pass me but he stopped as well and looked at me funny. I went on and didn't have a problem with him anymore.

Decreased my time by 0:20 over last year.

Same time as last year.

I felt good on this ride. Pushed the whole way. Passed a lot of people but was only passed by a few. One guy played leap frog with me. I stayed in the saddle for most of the climbs where he would stand. He normally pulled ahead on the climbs but I passed him on downhills and flats. We did this for at least 10 miles. Hit the park, knew it was going to be rough so picked my battles. Glad there were volunteers stationed at the bridges. I always had a hard time remembering where these were.

Decreased my time by 3:08 over last year.

Shave a whole 0:01 off last years time :)

Took off with pretty heavy legs. Saw an 8 yo girl starting the run leg of a relay team. Mom was behind her giving instructions. So cute. Took the hill, passing a few, and hit the turn around. I picked it up a little on the downhill. Some stronger runners started walking, but I kept going. I saw my average pace was over an 11 min mile so I tried to pick it up a little to get it below that. Felt pretty good coming in, maybe could have put a little more in, but not much.

Decreased my time by 7:12 over last year.

Walked around and waited for my time to be posted. Had a PB&J and a banana.

I had several friends doing this race. Loved seeing them on the course and hearing their name at the finish line.

Decreased my overall time by 7:10 over last year.