Felt great the whole swim - did not take a break at all - could have swum 4km it was that pleasant. I actually got hold of someones feet for the first 300 m and I should have stayed there but I felt as though I was going to struggle to keep hold so I let go to swim my own race - at about the 1km mark someone from the next wave has caught me but I also caught others from the wave in front which was a first!! But was I swimming better or were they just bad swimmers??

In hindsight I should have and could have hung on to those feet for the entire 1500m - I would have had an awesome swim time if I did.

I always struggle getting my feet into the shoes - I dont know if the shoes I bought were made for it or what but I always seem to almost stop before I get my feet in. This time was better but it was no where near perfect.

Practice the shoe thing more

Felt great on the bike - not sure if it was because i took it too easy on the swim. I seemed to pass a lot of people during the headwind section - I think I get more aero than others which helps. Once again I was a little cautious about pushing too hard after the rockingham tri fiasco. Lots of drafting on the course with plenty of officials warning people.

Nothing - maybe go up a notch or two in effort but that is all.

I had a decent drink in transition which I probably should not have done, Apart from that it was pretty good transition.

Not drink in transition

I really enjoyed the run up until I started cramping in my thighs when I over extending my run stride. I took extra effort to shorten my stride and increase my cadence which is what I would normally do anyway. I ran behind another guy for about 4kms - he was pacing around the 4.25 mark which was comfortable for me - I just watched his feet and zoned out for a while. I told him my watch had broken and asked if I could stay wit him and pace - he said fine but not long after he said he couldnt hold the pace and so I moved on - felt great knowing that i still had heaps in me. On the final lap I was still running around the 4.25-4.30 mark and help it. I could have sprinted the the last 500m but I was scared that the cramps in my thighs would cause me to stop so close to the finish so I just maintained the pace through to the end.

Take some salt tablets and maybe wear my fuel belt so some extra water - I cannot drink water from those plastic cups when I am running!! My heart rate was fairly low for the run so next time I will push it up to 165 as an average.

Banana - Protein Snack - Gatorade


Never raced that distance before so I was unsure how I would perform so I took it easier than usual and paced myself around 80% - next time I will race at 90%