I was surprised that my ranking was as low as it was, swimming is my best of the 3 events. Just goes to show how tired I was from the day before. Still, nothing flushes out my muscles better then a good swim. Oh I do recall walking when I got out instead of running, I know I lost a good minute there according to my watch, so my split would've been faster I guess.

Run from the water across the timing mat. I was too tired from the day before to muster it though. I wouldn't even say I "walked", more like ambled.

The ambling continued through transition. Whereas the day before I was running to my stuff, rushing around and running with my bike, I took my time. I knew my goal at this point was just to finish and try to regain some joy in racing.

My bike started to go all wonky on me, it wouldn't get into the smaller gears easily and when it did it the chain was hitting against something. That meant I had to make do with the middle gears more then I would've liked. I was SO glad to feel what it was like to do the course without that wind. Wow did it feel way easier, even on tire legs!

Nothing that I could control. If the course had been dry I'm sure I'd have gotten a better split, but safety comes first.

I redefined ambling, if you thought I couldn't move any slower, well you'd be wrong. I was actually chit chatting with the people in transition who were done with their race. But at this point I was feeling good again about triathlons, and much less doomsday then the day before.

Nothing, my tired body needed to amble, I have no regrets :).

Well as much as I was worried about this race I only walked a tiny bit on this run (and pretty much everyone I saw walked up the one big hill so I didn't feel too badly about it). I can't believe I was at a 10:28 pace after all I'd put my body through the day before and that bike ride a second time.

Doing the Olympic the day before.


I really appreciated the volunteers who were on the bike course at the top of that giant hill. I remember people there last year and it was so nice to have someone cheering for you climbing up that monster. Nobody was there the day before at the Olympic at I missed it!