It was quite a climb out of the water! I have a bruise on my shin from swinging my leg over the side.

Super crappy swim. I just could not settle into it. It did not help that the pool bottom did not have the typical cross on the bottom of the lane. I was never sure when the wall was at and ended up one stroke away from the wall until the last couple of laps.

Long run from pool to transition area on super cold and wet concrete. I had to take a bit more time to don arm warmers on wet arms, long sleeve shirt, and wind breaker vest. I forgot to put my gloves on. It was really frigging cold!

Very wet pavement. Slippery. Had to be careful on turns. I was unable to be in aero very often due to the wind gusts. I really needed more control than aero was providing. Due to not being in aero position, I was unable to shift properly. I was not in the proper gears. Not a bad ride for the conditions, though.

A little slower than I would have liked due to removing the cycling clothes. There was no way I was going to be able to run with those clothes on.

Not a bad run. I could have gone faster since I felt pretty good at the finish line.

Wandered around and talked with sarahk, a long-time BT friend who I finally met. She is very sweet. :)


The weather conditions.


Great race venue! The volunteers were fantastic. They run this race like a well oiled machine. Highly recommend this race to anyone considering their first triathlon.