Running through the trails was pretty cool as I've never done it before and it kept the wind down quite a bit. This is a crazy good time for me which is most definitely from my inability to pace myself when I'm not on a treadmill. Fortunatley, there were much faster people around me who pulled me along for the short run.

nada

As I mentioned, there were no transition splits so this is my unofficial time.

This is my first race so I took my time and fumbled through my stuff deciding if I was gonna keep the glasses on and tried to get on a pair of gloves but my hands were too wet. As it turns out, all I took was my helmet so I wasted alot of time but it was all good.

have a better game plan going in

Did I mention there was a Nor'Easter? This course was 3 loops along the Great South Bay and it's always windy there but.....The roads were very wet(it was raining pretty good) and it was REALLY windy for me, didn't seem to bother some of the Elite's as they flew by me. I passed alot more than passed me and average speed is really low but I'm happy with the ride.

Nothin, it was alot of fun.

Ok, this really shoulda been alot faster but I took my time, drank some water and BS'd for a minute with some guy who looked more relaxed than me....then I realized he was done!!!

I'm cool with it, like I said this was my first race and I was taking it all in.

Ahhh now we're back to my normal run pace!!! So this was the second time through the woods on the same trail and the runners/weather really took it's toll on the trail. When I got home, my wife wouldn't let me bring my shoes in the house.

nothin, this is where I'm at.

Had a couple of cups of hot soup at the race tent(so good!!), went home to see the family(unfortunately they stayed home cause the weather), made some Chili and watched Mark Sanchez and the Jets continue their downward spiral after a promising start to the year.


Nothin, performed as well as I could for the conditions.