Last one in the water (hung up in restroom). got hung up on some people and a guy kept swimming left into me. Waves were choppy and difficult to deal with until I got out past the surf where they calmed down. Main thing was once I stopped taking in water from the waves, I got my breathing rhythm down. Once I got my breathing down I tried to sight, but sighting was difficult with the waves. Had to stop and look around a few times to be able to find somehting to sight. Drank ALOT of water. Felt slow but felt good for first swim.

just practice. I felt like I had a pretty solid first swim. Need to practice in teh pool first and then once I have that down SOLID, practice on the waves. Make sure I have strong foundation.

Really didn't press on time in the transition. My #1 goal was to make sure I didn't still have sand on my feet.

just hurry a little faster. Otherwise happy with transition.

Considering how much gas I had left at the end of the race and what I went into the run with, I think I pushed just about right on the bike. I had just enough left for the run. Pretty happy with the bike. a little over 18 mi/hr pace is good for me. It's about as hard as I can push for that amount of time. I did drop a water bottle, so I need to find out what causes that and change it.

not drop bottle. otherwise pretty happy with my bike part.

I was just trying to keep my legs under me at this point so running with my bike wasn't much of an option. I don't have bike shoes either so alot of this stuff doesn't really apply to me.

just need more practice

I was spent after the bike and had a hard time with the run as evidenced by my rank. I don't know if I could have pushed it harder. It was one of my slowest runs ever. I know it now and I knew it at the time. I just didn't have it in me.

I'm wondering if there might have been a nutrition void????????? I was pretty gassed by the time the run came along.

sitting on the ground.


seriously considering nutrition as a limiting factor. but can't take training out of the equation either. I did not taper for this race and I didn't do any nutrition other than fruit and cliff bar before race and gatorade during race. It's VERY possible that this race was at the top of my physical ability. I haven't trained over these distances yet and this might just be as good as I could do. But there is just a nagging feeling that I should have taken in some gel or calorie drinks or something. I just felt like my run was the result of just not enough sugars or carbs available in my body.


Overall, I'm happy with my race. It was the next step toward my goal of a HIM. Race was run well, and organized. They gave out water and an ICE Towel (which was a great idea, I thought) at the end of the race. They had bananas, oranges, cookies, donuts, mexican beans and rice, cokes, massages, and door prizes. I'll probably run it again next year. It was fun and challenging.