Went out to deep water where no one was to avoid the crowds and swim a straight line rather than the curve of the beach. Worked well. I was just going to take it easy and it was going faster than I thought-- I was even passing prior waves! It went A LOT faster and easier than I imagined. Wetsuit worked well. I was even the first woman in our wave out of the water.

nothing!

Had a good end spot. Had helmet strap issues and had to take time to fix it. Took my time making sure I did every IMPORTANT thing right so I wouldn't have to redo anything or get penalized.

Practice more with the wetsuit, don't be afraid to run instead of jog in transition.

Took my time-didn't want to burn out my legs. could have gone harder. Think I need to drink more on the bike.

Push it a little harder.

Ok. Almost made a freshman mistake of taking my helmet off too early. That was close!

Again, practice more.

Humid, terrain was not ideal. Path was a bit narrow. Felt like I wasn't moving but I apparently was doing just fine. Had my cheering section waiting for me at the top of the stairs!!! Had residual phlegm from my cold which hindered my running groove.

Wear plastic bags around me shoes--yuck! Again, pick up the pace a little bit. I was being careful with my first race. I wanted to finish and not pass out!

uh... ate food


ending a cold from a week prior. I'm still amazed that it went away so fast. Also the fact that this was race #1, I felt like I needed to focus on the transitions and keeping my body in check to make sure I didn't fall over from the illness.


Sarah was impressed, so I guess it would be pretty good. I didn't realize I was doing as well as I did. I'm pleased and am excited to do this race next year!