I have joined a Masters Swim Group since my last tri, so I have gain some confidence in the swim. Usually, I would stay in the back and just swim my pace. This time, I swam with crowd and the first 150 yards was really tough. I kept getting kicked in the face, I got some slaps in the face and it was tough to sight. Because of all the chaos, and bodies everywhere, I drank some salt water. I eventually got into my groove after 400 yards. Took way too long, but I am thankful I was able to get into it. Sighting for me was horrible though. I kept swimming away from the buoys, doing zigzags.

Swim on the outer side of the chaos, keep head down and keep swimming, instead of lifting my head from time to time, It drained alot of my energy. Kick a little more, because I was relying on my pull to get through most of the swim. Triceps ended up a little sore.

I was really tired after the swim, and was trying to catch my breath on the way to T1. This lead to a slow run into T1. Definitely have to work on getting out of T1 with shoes clipped on the bike. I could have atleast saved 1:30 mins off of T1

Run faster into shore. Clip the shoes on the bike.

I wanted to pound the bike just to see how my legs would feel before the run. I was hoping to go anywhere between 21:5 - 22.5 mph. My Garmin says i was goin 21.8, but the official time was 21.5 . i was passed by only 4 people, and they must have been going anywhere between 23-24 mph. I was climbing the hills at anywhere between 16-19mph, which means I gotta start climbing again. On the way out to the loop, I saw the other pros making their way back into town. Towards the end of the ride, my Giro Advantage was hurting my head for some reason. It felt like someone was squeezing it for juice and pulp. May need to fix it. My chain came off for a bit but I was able to pedal it back on. Overall, I am very happy with the bike portion, as it is a race pr for me (I've only done 1 other olym).

Attack the hills a little harder, climb more and don't be afraid to go faster.

I could have saved another 1:30 on here too, but my lack of concentration prolonged it. My hands were a bit cold and for some reason, I had trouble tying my shoes, so that took a bit of time. Definitely could have run faster to my rack.

Practice, Practice and practice. I may try out sockless running for this particular distance.

My garmin says I only did 6 miles, which would make my run a 7:35 pace. I think the course is not 6.2 miles, actually I'm pretty it wasn't, Nautica was pretty generous in that regard. So the 7:19 per/mile pace was a bit generous. HOWEVER, I definitely could have ran faster than I did. The first 2.5 miles, both of my quads were tightening up, twitching and cramping up, so I just punched my legs as I ran. At the 2nd water station, I drank some water and accelerade to get some sodium in the legs to avoid the cramping. After that, it was cruise control. I got tired at around mile 4, but just kept pushing. At the end, I had some crazy burst of energy to do a sprint finish which means to me, I had a lot left in my legs to run a 42. Although my initial goal was just to keep it under 8 mins a mile, I felt really good and surprised myself on the run. I could have definitely gone faster.

Run faster, run faster, run faster. Definitely will train harder on my run. Gotta put more miles in it.

I was waiting for one of my friends to finish, so during that time, I was just hanging out with some friends and eating some fruit.


Cramping, and a minor lag in focus. I definitely could have run faster.


My Goal was a 2:30 and I got a 2:29 and some change. Cannot complain about the time since I crushed my last years olympic time by 20 mins or so. This is on account of the focus of run training and just overall focus of the other disciplines. I was very happy with the race as it made me realize that I can accomplish a lot of the goals I have set for myself (IMAZ, BQ, KONA qualify) only if I put the right training, focus and discipline into it. Though a small Age Group, I was 16 out of 80. That's only 6 away from a top 10, and that's only 13 away from a top 3, and it's 15 away from being number 1. I know, seems impossible, and unlikely, but my mind is set, I'm going to do this. Praise God for giving me strength to endure.