Tide was very low so there was a great deal of wading at the start and the end. I suspect this actually helped my swim time. Also it felt like there was some current pushing us back in to the exit which probably helped.

Despite near perfect conditions and easy course I found myself on the outside of the course and probably added 20-30 secs to my swim time. Sight better I guess!

1st / 50th fastest. I had a pretty good transition spot so that helped my time a little. Used the wetsuit strippers which were great.

Not much

Although I was a few watts under my power target I was pretty pleased with the ride. When I'd ridden the course the previous weekend I suspected it would be about 10-12 mins slower than Tupper Lake, but in the end I was only about 6 mins off that time.

First time I'd raced with an aero helmet and found it to be fine - of course the weather was perfect as little chance to overheat

Push a little harder, particularly on the initial climbs on the first 10 miles or so

7th / 195th fastest. As my major focus is training for NYC marathon I decided to avoid speed laces and also wear socks to avoid any potential blister issues. As I rarely race in socks I'm not that quick at getting them on and this cost me a fair amount of time in transition

Run without socks as normal

I'd only run the first 3-4 miles of the course previously so did not really know what to expect, apart from the comments I'd read from other race reports. This course is exactly what I hate, trails, climbs and descents, but it made up for it by being one of the prettiest run courses I've ever been on.

As always on the run, I finished feeling like I could have pushed harder, but who knows. This was a HIM PB run for me and given the challenging course I was very happy with it

Pizza and massage


Heavy run volume in recent weeks meant I wasn't as rested as I could have been but


Considering this race is only three years old and has doubled in size each year I think it is very impressive how Richard Izzo and the team have got it working so smoothly. Definitely on my list for next year.