I haven't done a lot of swimming this year, so just wanted to take it very easy and not get too tired. Aimed for an even 40 lengths but managed 36.

Athletes ran from the pool around a roped off area to where the bikes were set up off to the side. I got stuck behind two people from my wave walking side by side down the narrow lane, but since it's a casual event I didn't want to be a douche and push past them, so it felt pretty slow. Bike time includes t1.

After I started pedaling, the race-provided bike computer didn't start for what I would guess was a minute and a half. The race director came by and played with it, and offered to recalculate later based on my average speed but I never went back to find him after the race. Just entered my official recorded time above, and the actual time wouldn't have been too much faster anyway. Again, I just wanted to put in a solid effort and still be able to have a decent run.

Fairly fast transition outside to the run. T2 time included in run time.

This is obviously slow for anyone else, but I was really pleased. I was able to get around the lake without stopping, which was my main goal, and one which I wasn't sure I would manage. Really happy that my running is starting to improve again, after a terrible year last year.

Great idea for someone's first race.