Wasn't a bad course or anything but I did have a panic attack. I almost called it a day but collected my thoughts and breast stroked the remainder. I learned that your mask (Aqua Seal) DOES NOT go on your swimcap!! DUH!!

Wear my mask against my head instead of against my swimcap...oh and drink a little less while on the swim.

Transition went well. I was just glad to be out of the water. The time includes the run from the beach area. Put on my cycling jersey ( not too much effort) and was off.
It is amazing how racers apparently can't hear while racing...while in transition there were at least three or four racers that the volunteers were screaming at to "DON"T RIDE YOUR BIKE....WALK YOUR BIKE!!". None of the racers even realized they were being yelled at until they were up at the mounting line.

Practice more.

With my limited experience I thought it was a good ride. I passed a few people and got passed by a few too. Most of the ones I passed stayed passed and I feel like I did well on the ride.

Put in more miles.

Was allowed to ride right to the rack. Just took off my shoes, put on running shoes and hit the road.

Think more about actually coming into T2 and start getting my shoes off before I stop.

Only one drink station and it was right as you exited T2. I tried to be conservative and keep pressure off my knees. I finished strong with minimal pain in my right knee.

Had I known there was no water on the run, I would have taken in some more on the bike or carried some with me on the run.

Met my wife and walked around. Did some light stretching and drank fluids.


My biggest limiting factor was trying to drowned on the swim. I feel like I did pretty well other than that.


I am glad I finally got to do a race and it was not raining. I am now officially a Triathlete!!
It was good to see Crispin again and I looked for Steve (sranney) but no luck.
I know this report is late but we hopped in the car and drove to Florida for the week to watch it rain. :( It was still a good race and a major accomplishment for me.