I sprinted the first 150 yards or so to break from the pack and find clear water. Between the first and second buoys I felt a bit slow and awkward. When I rounded the final bouy for the last 150 yards home, I had my rhythm established and really flew.

T1 was fine.

The bike went fine. Still working to get over 22 mph for my race avg. Feel like I'm very close to breaking thru.

Yikes! This was a point to point race. The swim was in a lake outside of town, then we transitioned to the bike and rode into town and T2. In T2, my mind played a cruel trick on me and was looking for my spot back at T1, so I spent about 15 seconds wondering where the hell my stuff was. Kind of the same feeling you have when you wake up in a strange bed and need a few seconds to figure out where the hell you are.

I always run through my transitions as I'm approaching them, but I didn't think ahead when coming in on the bike about where my T2 spot was.

I've done this race twice now and have never felt good on the run. Don't know why. It is nothing but flat and should set up well for an EZ, fast run. I'm happy with my time, just feel like I should have felt better running.

Grapes, banana, water and a quick adjustment from a chiropractor.


Maybe the temps, but I've raced and trained in lots of heat this year with no problems.


I had a lot of fun at this race. I know the organizers quite well, and I enjoy doing their race. I was happy to improve my time and get a plaque. As to timing of the race, they do a great job, except this year for some reason they didn't post how many people were in each age group.