Got stuck on buoy cord. Water was wavy with some chop on way out, as we were against the current and into the wind. Really got buffeted around in first 200 yards. Swam into the kayak and had to go around it. My natural tendency was to swim to the right when I thought I was going straight. I noticed this on both first 200 yards and remaining 300, so I need to work more on sighting in open water and staying more on course (i.e., swimming a straight line). Still, I was very satisfied with the swim. Went out hard and HR was high. My time in swim was only a couple of minutes off my goal time.

Swim more of a straight line.

Took wetsuit off while on the beach and carried it into T1. Made a pretty quick transition into bike shoes and was off. Met my goal time of 2 minutes.

Nothing.

I went as hard as I could. A guy I work with did this race with me and he passed me in the first mile or two of the bike. He's a stronger biker (with a brand new set of wheels) than me and I didn't want to lose too much ground to him, so I pushed hard on the bike.

Nothing. I gave it my best. Per the race results, I biked at average pace of 17.1 MPH, which was below my goal of 18 MPH, but generally pleased that I didn't give up a lot here versus my goal. {Note: BT pace calc is different--16.6 MPH, but seems correct) Bike course may have been a bit longer than 15 miles--15.4 miles would equal a 17.1 MPH pace.

A slower T2 by about 30 seconds. Don't know what took so long here. Maybe it was walking the bike back to the race and finding my space. Not huge time here anyway, so not a big deal. Only 30 seconds slower than my goal pace.

Nothing

Got killed here. I pushed hard on the bike and had nothing left in the tank for the run. Felt like I was running ten minute miles and was pretty close to it.

Do more than one brick for the whole season. Duh!

Brief walk to transition to get my recovery drink.


Lack of specific training (i.e., bricks). Need to sepnd more time in teh saddle and get legs stronger through squats. Also, I'd drink a bit more water before the race.

Lost 2 minutes on goal time due to swim, 4 on bike, and 5.5 on run and 0.5 on T2. Biggest bank for my buck will be bricks and bike work--hills and leg strenghtening expercise at the gym.


Well organized packet pickup, clearly marked/staffed course, good post race food.