pretty uneventful swim, which is always a good thing. did a little zig zaggin and i did veer off course pretty badly on the back side of the rectangle. i went for about 20 strokes w/out sighting and i was a good 50 yards from anybody else when i finally looked up, but i got back in line and finished strong. the wetsuit helped a lot, still need to work on swimming straight and catching a draft once in a while. a good swim and i left the water fresh.

try to draft more. swim straighter.

T1's are never fast for me. I try to go slow and smooth = fast, but my slow and smooth = average. but it wasn't too bad. i did have a little trouble mounting the bike. i should really practice that more.

need to practice mounts and dismounts.

really good bike for me. it just felt like i was in the right gear all the time. normally i'm clicking back and forth b/c its too hard or too easy. today i just seemed to find the perfect gear for every hill and every flat. nice! this is also the first time i've used a deep front wheel and a disc cover on the rear. i think that helped out a lot too.

not much. went pretty well. cornering was a little iffy, but not horrible. only real complaint was that my glasses were constantly fogged up. i kept having to pull them away from my face so they would clear up. i had to sit up on one downhill b/c i could barely see.

need to practice dismounting. i did a moving dismount and somehow grabbed a handful of the front brake as i jumped off, almost causing my bike to endo. i was able to save it thankfully.

removing bike gear and putting on run gear went fine.

not grab the break when i'm getting off

whew. the run is my weakest leg. probably always will be. i started out fine...mile 3 was even my fastest mile, but started to slow after that. the last 1.5 miles was a sufferfest for me. there was one last hill that i hadn't saved anything for, so i shuffled up that as best as i could. only thing i can say is that i didn't walk, so i'm happy about that. definitely glad to see that home stretch and hear the lady calling out names of the finishers. still, for me, not a bad time for an oly run split. my garmin had the course a tad short, but that could have been due to running under tree cover for most of the run.

oh man, I don't know. run more, run more in the heat. in any kind of heat i just wither. I felt like i was a little under hydrated, but i don't know if my stomach would have taken in anything else.

had to sit for a little while to collect myself. couple bottles of gatorade, water and a few slices of pizza brought me back to life


not enough run mileage


Overall a good race! Very happy with my overall time, and very happy with how i felt up until the last bit of the run. Just need to get to where i can finish strong. A PR by more than 20 minutes!

As and event, PIT was awesome. Will definitely be back. Lots of volunteers, lots of cheering, very well put together.

Also...first time racing in age group instead of clydes. wow, i though my time was good, but it was middle of the pack for 35-39. yikes!