Felt great on the swim. Made lots of passes in the first 550meters as I was trying to seperate the field. Rounded tight on the first bouy and held it close to the second bouy, still passing folks.

After starting the downstream section, I was alone. Lost all of the drafters and realized I was setting the pace. Felt smooth and comfortable throughout.

Maintained a 5 stroke breathing pattern on the upcurrent, and then dropped into a 3 stroke pattern on the downcurrent. Swam all the way to the swim exit until my fingers touched the bottom. Then stood to run for T1.

I really thought I was swimming faster than what the time shows.

Consider changing out the goggles to a lighter color. Went with the shaded lenses (usual) but the skies turned overcast at the start. It made seeing the bouys a little difficult.

Really wanted to do the flying mount, but didn't feel comfortable with the limited practice I had. Instead I put on the shoes, ran with the bike, threw a leg over and went.

Still not a bad time. (6/18 were faster than me)

Work on the flying mount

Edges of the roadway were spalling pretty bad causing rough vibrations.

Consumed 1 bottle (aero) of water, and 1 bottle gatorade (24oz). Took 1 gu roctane at mile 18.

Light misty rain toward the end of the ride, but managable. Hard winds, mostly headwind, with a few crosswinds just strong enough to push me/bike around.

Tried the "get out of the shoes and dismount barefooted" deal, which worked great. Added too much front brake though, and launched a water bottle at the timing mat.

Felt that the speed would have been higher, but I felt like I did a great job keeping it in check.

Not launch a water bottle at the timing mat.

Smooth transition considering I put on socks for the run.

Dismount faster.

Minor issue at 1.5mi - downed tree. Went to hurdle it and felt a twinge in the left hamstring. Tried to cramp up, but quick massage worked it out. Got back to running.

Potty break at mile 3.

Kept the pace managable and probably could've picked it up a bit. Worried about blowing up. At mile 5.5, turned it up and started trying to push it home.

Light sprinkle toward the finish of the race.

Run harder.

Walked through the chute, grabbed a water, some fruit, coke, and a slice of pizza. Saw fellow finishers.

Stood in line at the massage tent (only 2 massuses) for 30min and finally got out of line after it wasn't moving.

Quickly packed up to beat the storm that was coming.


Worried about blowing up early and wanted to finish feeling strong.