This was my first OWS, so I drafted off someone else to the first buoy and I should have passed them earlier. The water was incredibly cold, but not as bad as I thought it would be. My face was so cold the whole time.

Pass the person I was drafting off earlier. Otherwise, nothing, except ask them to heat the lake :)

My hands were so cold that I could not feel my zipper pull on my wetsuit or where the edge of my cap was on my head. It also made putting my shoes on so difficult, as well as trying to buckle my helmet. Brr...

Not swim :) I don't think I would have done anything differently

Overall a good bike ride for me. I kept a fast pace the whole time and was pretty pleased with this time on this course for just using a road bike.

Practice more in aero so I could use the aerobars in a race.

Heading into transition everything was going well. As soon as I was off the bike I realized my toes were still completely numb from the swim. So, I had a ridiculously hard time getting my shoes on and lost a lot of time here.

I don't know... wear socks during the bike to warm up my toes.

Other than getting my shoes one, this was a great race for me. A PR for 5k run actually. I just kept reminding myself to push as hard as I could the whole time and only slowed up once after climbing a tiny hill when I felt a bit light headed.

Take water on the course maybe, there were no aid stations on the run. It was a good run, so no changes needed here.

Walked around and talked to my family. Grabbed a slice of pizza, a protein shake and a banana. Stretched out a bit watching the Elites go off.


Being so cold after the swim. My hands weren't functioning and I couldn't feel my toes until after I was done with the race.


I thoroughly enjoyed this race, despite the miserably cold water and I'll do it again. It would have been nice to have a water station on the run. A great race and a wonderful day for one too!