A bit of a confusing start, but I was lucky enough to be ready for it. I swam pretty well, and spent most of the time "drafting" a guy who started near me- he had a nice IM wetsuit and a decent looking stroke, so I tried to stay on his feet. I don't think I got much draft, but I did kind of trust his sightlines and looked up much less than normal. We were separated at about 500m, but I noticed a couple of the women from the following wave near me so I tried to draft them; not much luck- those chicks were fast!
The last 75m or so was very shallow- I tried to swim but couldn't extend my arms, so I did a few porpises. That is a skill I have not perfected.
Overall, a good swim. This is the second tri I've been able to swim without the "why am I here?" thoughts- hopefully they will be like this from now on.

Technique was a bit sloppy- I was focussed on drafting as it seemed to be working.

Time is estimate as there were no splits.
Good transition, nothing went wrong.

Raining steadily through the ride, but this did not seem to effect my ride time. When there's little traffic and you can go hard, the rain is not a big factor.
My ride was OK, nothing special. I was slow leaving town, but the hills were pretty steep and I decided to ease into this ride. Once I hit the highway, I picked up the pace. I was riding solo most of the way and lost my concentration a few times. I passed a few people along the way so I had a feeling my ride time was going to be OK, but I don't feel like I gave it all. I'm still a bit leery on the bike after Milton- not wanting to fry my legs.

I think I could push this pace a bit higher in a 20k race- I was riding like an OLY.
I should not have worn my glasses in the rain- couldn't see a damn thing, but I didn't take them off because I didn't want spray in my eyes. At least I should have used the lighter lenses.

Had my shoes off on the bike as usual, but I twisted my foot a bit when jumping off and my shoe flew off. Luckily, it landed at the feet of an OAT offical who picked it up for me.
Other than that, a very quick transition.

I felt pretty good on the run, but the time wasn't great. I guess it is consistent with my training this year. My HR wasn't high (<170 most times I checked).
This was the first race I kept my form well throughout the race. I kept reminding myself to lift my knees.
I passed a guy at about 1km in my age group- he stayed within 25m or so most of the race, but I picked up my pace with 1km left and was able to fight him off. That was a great feeling.

I did not start my speedwork early enough this year so my legs are not giving me much speed. My HR is low enough, but the legs just don't have another gear. Hopefully 3 more weeks of speedwork will give me a better run split in PS in August.

None. Just grabbed some food. Met the Saunaking!


As in other races this year, my run was slower than last year and I attribute this to a lack of run intensity prior to July.


It was a fun race, and I would do it again. The Trysport people are working hard to get this series going and I will try and support their races.

This may be my only "podium" finish, and I must admit it felt great. My goal was to finish in the top 1/2 of my AG, but I was very surprised to win.