The course was definitely a bit longer than yesterday so I definitely think they made some buoy changes. However, this swim did not go as well as the day before. The sun was out which made spotting a lot more difficult. I actually almost missed a buoy because I didn't see it so I went a little off course at one point. Besides that, everything went pretty well. Took it pretty easy again and still had a solid time.

Have a better idea of the course and spot a little better.

Had a little trouble in T1 during this race. My feet got stuck on both sides while getting the wetsuit off. I also dropped my helmet while trying to put it on. I did have rubber bands on my shoes today so that went better than yesterday.

Use the wetsuit strippers to get my wetsuit off and not drop my helmet.

Seemed to be a little more wind out of the course yesterday. I also had a few more people around me, which was actually pretty nice. A guy I had raced against before named Igor and I probably went back and forth passing each other about 5 times each. It definitely helped push the pace. The way back in seemed tough as my legs just didn't quite have a much in them as yesterday. Nonetheless, I pushed through it and I'm pretty happy with bike split. Same as yesterday, I just sipped on my Gu2O and had 1 GU on the way back

Work on my climbing.

Had a good T2. However, while trying to take helmet off while running in, I dropped my sunglasses. I did manage to kick them to the side and was very happy to find them near my bike after the race. They're cheap ones, but I do like them so that was good.

Not drop my shades, but that's about it.

Had a decent run again. The best thing that happened to me was a guy named Josh (who I met the day before) passed me right before the turn around. After telling him good job, we chatted for a quick second about the leaders and then I told him I was going to keep up with him the rest of the way. He gained a little ground on me after I said that, but I stuck with him quite well and I had a really strong kick at the end and I almost caught him. So thanks for the push Josh!

Get faster! I still yet to do a sub 20' 5K during a race. That WILL change next weekend at Appleman

Chatted with some of the other finishers and watch some friends come in again. Then I went over for an awesome massage and pondered to myself why the heck I didn't do that the day before. It was really nice.


I was definitely a little tired from the day before and I know that didn't help my performance today. Nonetheless, I was pretty happy with my results.


That was one heck of a weekend! I had never done back to back races like that so I wasn't sure how my body would do and I must say it responded quite well. I'd like to say I'll definitely be back next year, but it depends on my A races so we'll see.