I am quite sure the course was too long or mis-marked. I am sure I was doing 1:35/100, in which case I went 1.35 miles, adding at least 3 min to my time. Looking at other people's swim times leads me to believe it was longer.

Check to make sure I know exactly how many buoys are in play.

For me this was a vast improvement.

Not in good bike shape. Heat started to get to me. Rough spots caused some problems, almost crash. It is time to upgrade training and bike. Drank 4 bottles of water and nourished well while riding.

Have nourishment out of packages and broken into bite sizes before the race.

Planned extra time to put on socks for run. Tossed shirt to a friend on way out of T2.

Not much. Practice better.

The heat was almost unbearable, having not trained in it. A lot of walkers, including me on a few hills. I walked and drank every mile. Still dehydrated. It was survival. A nice wind blew and some shade added to a revival around mile 10-11.

Get better conditioned to run in heat.

Lack of bike conditioning and the heat.


We needed some sprayers and sponges on the run course. There was no relief. Some water had ice in it which I could not stomach. But the volunteers were the best.