Looks like I was pretty MOP for the swim. Spectators said that quite a few DNFd after the first loop. It really did not seem that bad. I just put my head down and tried to practice good form with a good roll. Quite happy with the swim. Would like to get stronger and faster for races later this year. I think I have the potential to speed this up quite a bit.

Not much. Probably went a bit wide on the buoys. Never got a chance to draft. Could have run down the beach further and been in with the faster pack that might have given me a chance to draft. As it was I was mostly passing as I got in the water too early and had to dolphin and run through shallow stuff for a long way to the first buoy.

Sat and pulled wetsuit off on beach ran into transition, took and endurolyte, shoved two shot blocks down the hatch and took off. Noticed that my Forerunner 305 bit the dust on the swim. Darn.

I was pretty happy with T1. I felt strong after getting the suit off and sprinted to the bike.

OMG. Wind going out was un fricking real. So glad I got the shorter cranks and have been working on cadence a bit. Spinning at 80 rpm, doing 15mph wiht my HR at 150. Later sub 15mph but HR settled to high 130s and low 140s. Wind was more steady then the super gusty stuff we have had lately, but it was unrelenting all the way to 13 miles. Passing people doing 14.5. Good part was coming back. Hammer time 24-26 all the way back. HR under 130.

Keep getting stronger. Recent adjustments to the bike have helped as I felt very comfortable and consistent going out. Keep improving on that. I think my solo rides have been a good thing as I have been pushing pretty hard on those. They get lonely and boring though. Problem is that the club rides are pretty slow on Saturdays. I think just staying consistent will bring on big improvements. Maybe some speedwork after Gulf Coast. Probably more solo riding if I decide to do AG Nationals in September.

Used the new Brooks Glycerins. I think they will be good racing shoes. Felt strong running with bike to rack, and was fairly efficient in T2.

Not much that I can thing of.

Fairly tough going out into wind. Garmin was not working and I did not like that. Prefer to know my HR. Was very glad to see turnaround. Did not realize how tough the wind was making things until the turn. The neighboorhood went on for about 2 miles and was fairly warm, but the pace held up. Definitely negative split the run.

Not much really. Would have like to have run faster going out, but the wind really held me down and I was worried about pushing too hard

Walked up wind. WALKING into the wind felt great. Drank a bottle of water.


My fat butt. 8lbs down now. Another 5 would go a long way. Since I started taking in more potassium, my muscle weakness is better and my weight finally seems to be dropping again. I am eating 1800-2000 cals a day and am not really willing to eat less.


Pre-race info was minimal. Never got any email about packet pickup, nothing on website. Even the start times were not listed on the site after the entries closed. Website is really disorganized. I think they'd draw a bigger crowd with a better presentation. Sorry that is the SW developer in me! At the race things were pretty good. Started a bit late. All in all pretty good though. Other then the water, the course would be flat and fast if there was not wind. The later is not terribly likely along the Gulf of Mexiceo. Back side of run got warm, but not unbearable. I don't really think they had food readily available at the finish, but I was not hungry so I did not look for it. They did hand us a bottle of water.