Decent job on the swim, it was very crowded and I was constantly dodging people. The water was very warm and exited the water very hot.

Nothing

Big transition area, good overall transition. Feet were really dirty and had a hard time getting into my shoes.

Wipe feet on towel and practice more on getting into shoes. Mount was fine though.

Needed to drink more, but had an upset stomach. Not really sure if it was because of the power bar, my weak IM cocktail or swallowing air on the swim.

Need to experiment more with nutrition and practice swim/bike bricks with limited time in between

Got lost in transition and lost a lot of time. I normally go through T2 in less than one minute.

Pay attention to where my bike is located.

Very hot and started off very, very slow due to a bad side stitch. Starting cramping with two miles to go and had to really watch it.

I say this after every race, practice bike/run bricks. My legs are usually never the issue, I just can't control my breathing.

Stretching and walking to the car


The heat and stomach issues.


Great races, just too many racers for my liking. We didn't start until after 9am, so the heat was even more of an issue. Very hot and no wetsuit. The swim and bike were very crowed, but overall a good race. Terrible side-ache on the run, but finished strong with a little cramping. Really need to work on my run, way too slow.