quick warmup, and off we went. start wasn't as bad as it normally is for me, didn't get as beat up.

swim more, although swim wasn't the best the strong current against us didn't help. need to see how i can swim in a OWS without currents.

i can't really comment much on my transitions. i tend to have t1 down....

run out from water with cap and goggle, the moment i am out remove goggles and cap toss them next to the bike, helmet, glasses, grab bike.

not much besides do a flying start on the bike which i am afraid of due to the rear wing and landing on my nuts.

comfy race pace, i didn't have my HR on me but i know my body at this time i was about 160-165 on the uphills. at about 43 min, when i looked at my bike computer i noticed my body beginning to ask for food. i had nothing. no gels and limited breakfast left me empty.

nice improvement, legs were feeling sore from the heavy running week, was already about 20+ miles for the week. a taper would have been oh so nice.

gels, blocks whatever the hell i should have had something in the bag. /i am a retard

SERIOUSLY WTF....this is the 3rd race i keep loosing my bike place. i can't ever seem to find it. going to make a thread on the topic

my transitions like t1 is usually dialed in. i jump off the bike once i can find the spot its pretty damn quick, but of-course i couldn't find my place.

run started ok, or so i thought, after i crossed the 1 mile marker i looked at my watch and had a time of 9:03 min. began having some GI issues after mile 2 and everything just went to shit. i tried to speed up and eventhough my breathing was good, my legs just wouldn't move. mile 5 to 6 was terrible, i just wanted to finish. i tend to give it a hard hard sprint in the last .5 mile, had to walk to the finish line.

i hope that with a taper rather then HIM build week I can do much better next year, I should be hitting 45-48 min on a run like this. it was a disappointment not even come in at 8 min flat.

just crashed on the grass, it was the first race where my body began shutting down near end of the race. the moment i hit my house i ate a big sandwich and immediately went to bed. felt about 85% afterwards.


need to relax prior to the race and try out nutrition plan that will give me energy. i lost everything i felt like garbage on the run. something i have been putting in more milage into and improving turned completely against me.