Swim felt much longer than 1000M, and probably was based on my time. A lot of people had trouble navigating, and kept trying to run me over, but about 1/3 of the way through I broke free and had plenty of open water around me. It was hard to spot some of the buoys.

I felt I could have pushed a little harder on the swim, but not sure it's worth it.

Felt slow in T1, even though I just put on shoes and socks and a shirt and have toeclips instead of clipless pedals. Felt able to crank up to speed quickly on the bike. Briefly turned in the wrong corral but didn't lose more than 2 seconds and found my bike.

Find a way to get shoes/socks on faster and just keep moving fast in transition.

Was tough on the way out into the wind and uphill. Starting feeling the need to use the bathroom about halfway on the bike. Was worried most of the way that I was pushing too hard, but just kept pushing and pulled off my best pace yet on the bike.

Push harder up the hills. Try to time hydration when going downhill/recovering instead of when going slower.

Racked my bike a little hard and broke the rack, but someone fixed it.
Had to push my way past some people hanging around in the way in my row.

Stop worrying about forgetting to do something and just take off running.

Fastest pace ever! I felt I was pushing hard, but actually was worried I was going fast enough. Started to feel hot near the end but was fine otherwise. Definitely used almost every ounce in the tank. Stopped for a quick pee right at the beginning of the run, so lost may 10-15 seconds.

Turnover a little faster, only stop for water if I really need it.

Snacks and plenty of hydrating. Walked around and cheered on friends and waited to pick up my award.


Still a little unsure about where my "limit" is so that when I finish, I've used up every ounce of energy I have.


Great race!