A little choppy but not nearly as bad as New Orleans was. I positioned myself the closest possible to the start buoy to stay in front of the pack and I kind of managed to do so, however the fastest in the AG was 2'10" faster (W-O-W!), all the rest came out in a very compact pack of six or seven where I was fourth.

Push harder,sometimes I tend to pace like if it's gonna be a longer swim. Before I even felt warmed up I was coming out of the water.

No mistakes but still slower than I wished. I gotta practice transitions.

Practice transitions! probably the most overlooked thing in my training.

Went pretty much in the red zone all the way, but I know that I don't start to yield a very good pace until mile 15 or so. I don't I'm made for these very short races, it's more like my body gives more when I put it through longer efforts.

One thing I should have done is to go without race wheels. There was quite a bit of crosswinds and sometimes it was difficult to stay aero.

Good, uneventful t2.

Nothing.

Once again, I'm so much slower than I should be! Mostly considering my previous performances in other races. I feel heavy and slow.

Loose 10 or 12 pounds.

Ate some pizza and drank Gatorade. Jack is not known for having great after parties but that is not the reason why I do his races. If you want good organization, a well policed and refereed bike course, safety and accuracy in the measurements of the distances, do one of the Ironhead races.


Just the run and maybe 30" of t1, the rest was pretty much flawless.


I love Jack's races, the guy is anal about organization and fairness and that makes for a well oiled race.