3 female out of the water to my surprise! water was warmer than air. using wetsuit definetly helped out due to swell/waves during the course. sighting bouys on the way back to dock was a bit difficult due to sunrise, but overall a great swim course!
had chaffing from wetsuit/sport bra top--next time i'll put on some vasoline around armpit area!

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had trouble getting jersey on while wet--totally forgot to even dry off once the wetsuit was off!
chaffing hurt--put vasoline on all during ride/day

dry off....

there was a fire on the second loop of the course--right near the end--almost got hit by an impatient driver/volunteer, but i can understand why...I'd be in a hurry if my house was burning too!

try and work more on rides involving some headwinds (like down at the shore..)

had chaffing from trishorts on ride...changed into regular running shorts for marathon.

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felt great to get off the bike! started running, and pace never really died. volunteers were great at aid stations--they had soda, gatorade, water, gel packs, chicken soup, popcorn, cookies, bananas...and music--port o pots at every aid station. great run course. really helped that it was a short loop--the last loop felt like it flew by, and family/friends knew about when they'd see me again during the run.

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walked around track--took a shower.


need some more speed training/intervals on the bike.


I loved this race!!! the volunteers were awesome--the fans were awesome--very well organized, medical staff was right there, and the courses were perfect. Yes, it was windy, but I never got bored on the courses, and never felt like the race wasn't what i expected. I'd love to volunteer here next year! Overall--if you are looking for an ironman that costs you only $370 bucks to enter, or for your first iron-distance--this is a great race to do it! Also, the director advocates giving out prize money for amatuer racers that place top 1-5 M/F--I even won $300! Totally a great race!