Not a good swim. I felt like a fish out of water...in the water. I guess it was expected given that I was only in the pool about 6 times in the 2 months before the race.

I'm normally out in front of more of the pack at the start. This time, however, I was in the midst of more arms, legs, and bodies than I am used to. It took 750 meters before I finally felt comfortable and wasn't wasting a ton of energy.

The water was very cold. Foot numbingly cold...at about 10km of the bike my feet started to get their feeling back...i started feeling my shoe insole was actually folder over in my shoe. :)

More training would have helped. :P

There were no specific transition times and I didn't hit my lap button on my watch to track it. It was relatively quick.

My seat came loose on the ride so my position was a bit off. That could have been a factor in the slower ride than expected, but it was probably more due to a lack of training.

Hey, I didn't crash! But some poor soul crashed near the same spot as I did last year.

Train more. :P

Running was never my strong suit. Given the limited training I put in, this time was as expected. I actually passed a couple people this time! Normally it's a constant stream of people going by me. :)

Train more. :P

Walking back the car. Light stretching. Walking throughout the rest of the day.


Limited training and no speed work in the training that I did do.


There were more Olympic participants in the race this year and the organizers did a great job of managing them and making necessary changes to some small logistical issues from last year. The organizers were especially helpful to me in getting my into one of the unused "team" spots when the individual spots sold out. Kudos to them!!