aggressive people!! definitely the hardest swim I've done not due to distance, but due to people grabbing, pushing, clawing, elbowing, kicking, and general lame behavior. I'm pretty used to tri's now, and it normally isn't that bad, but this was.

don't wear tinted goggles that will change the color of the buoys making them near invisible !!

I have no idea how it got to be this long in T1. I fumbled around with trying to apply sunscreen, probably that was it...and such a long run out of the corral. people ahead really slow which blocked me.

dial the sunscreen process.

bike pace was good, I probably could've pushed a bit harder...leave that for next year. this course was hard due to the heat, hills and wind.

push harder.

ok transition...just a bit slow

tough course. twisty turny golf course grass and cement paths, hills, with asphalt roads. heat was just like being in an oven. I thought I smelled BBQ and realized it was ME ! haha. Generally felt ok, but the heat just wastes you. Great course though

try to run through all the rest stops

walked around, ate. tried to avoid my thighs from going into spastic mode.


inexperience with HIM mainly.


really a great experience. looking forward to the next time already.