The swim was a zoo, with people crossing in front and often running into people in front with nowhere to go, really. It was really hard to get into a rhythm, and I had to calm myself down once but was able to keep my head down and keep going.

Get farther to the outside where I could get into a rhythm and go

Transitions were great today, 4th in the AG.

My bike leg was strong. No one passed me. There was difficulty navigating through some newbies at the beginning, as they tend to drift all over the place. I hammered pretty hard and passed some in my age group who got out of the water ahead of me.

It was a good leg. The only thing I could have done differently would be to treat it like a time trial.

2nd place in my AG!

Nuttin' Honey.

I felt strong today and just worked the cadence, trying to pump the arms and keep a fast turnover. I was able to maintain my pace over the course.

Go a little further into the pain cave.

Walking around and stretching


Crappy swim wave and a crappy swim.


The organization was excellent, especially considering that there were tornado warnings the night before. Post race BBQ turkey from the Turkeyman was the best race food ever.