Nice swim. I tended to avoid the crowds. The start was a little hectic, but I managed it very well.

Not much--train..

Ok--the T1 was about 1/2 a mile from the beach. I had a first. I had my wife's helmet instead of mine. I had to back track and swap the helmet.

That's a first for me!

Get the right helmet

Solid ride. The hill was much hiller than I thought it would be. However, I adjusted for the most part. The one error that I made was on a sharp turn that turned into a hill, I dropped by chain. I was heckled by the 55 year old I had been swapping back and forth with. And rightfully so. The second loop I did better, but ground my gears.

I did a great job in staying in the aero bars--probably the best I have ever one in a race.

Should have biked the entire course the day before hand.

Good T2

I ran most of the course, except for the hill that I decided on the way out I would walk up. Also, I walked up the last hill before the hotel. It was a solid run--but I needed more conditioning.

Pacing was pretty solid--and as planned

train!

Walked back the race course to finish with Danette


Training


Good race -- especially for the first one. I would do this race again in a minute.