I swam with Steve since it was his first triathlon. Chuck and I swam on each side of him while he did breast stroke. Steve started to panic about 50 yds in, but we calmed him down, started to tell jokes, and kept him pushing forward. He did great!

Chuck, Steve and I got on the bike and started out together. Steve dropped off and Chuck and I decided to just hammer it and see how many people we could pass. We powered the bike and made up a lot of time from our swim with Steve. The bike course was fun. Although my legs weren't too happy with me.

I was hurting from yesterday's triathlon, so the run wasn't that great. But I found some energy once I hit the halfway mark because I realized that I had a shot at making the podium. I managed to pass 3 women on the run and secured 2nd place overall.