Great swim. Pretty much just went all out considering the distance. Drafted when I could, but was pretty much solo.

This race did NOT record T1 and T2 splits and ended up adding them to the swim and bike times.

If anything surprised me about this race, it was coming out of the water 7th overall. NICE!

My actual swim split was probably 2 minutes faster (according to my watch and when I hit the "lap" button). But so is everyone else's.

This race did not record T1 and T2 times. According to my watch and when I pressed the button, it was about 4:30 with the extra MTB gear and all the travel in and out of T1

Probably ditch the camelback? BUT, it has all my tools and it's MUCH easier to drink from when the terrain is rough. Getting a water bottle in and out would be rough. So most likely? Keep the camelback...

Biking was solid. Pushed it the entire ride and averaged 168 HR. That's almost LT for the bike.

I was pretty happy with the bike. I think I got passed by 4-5 people, but passed 1 back. So maybe lost 3 spots overall during the ride.

I was quite please with my bike skills on this course. However, on a steep downhill, I did get on the brakes a bit hard AND hit a rut, so ended up flipping over my handlebars! FUN! (not really!). I got some minor scrapes on the knee, forearm, and palms, but I was back up in seconds and off again. So no real damage done.

OTOH, it may not have cost me spots (who knows) but on two steep climbs, the ground got a bit loose and I spun out and had to unclip. And at THAT grade, it's VERY hard to get back up and going, so I ended up running the bike up the hills. I'm better than that :( Oh well... Next time, I'll shoot for a clean ride.

I was pretty pleased at the lack of passes on the ride. Typically, I lose most of the spots I gained from a good swim. In this case, I pretty much held my position.

Not really sure about the T2 time since they did not record them. Based on my watch, it was about 2 minutes with the travel time.

Really pushed it again. Averaged 170 HR. I FINALLY felt strong on a run after a hard bike. I think I have the fitness to hammer the bike AND have enough for the run these days! At least for the shorter races.

I got passed by one runner, but caught a couple more, so held steady or gained a spot back. It was nice to pass more than be passed during the run!

Just ate and drank and kind of "walked it off". Legs felt really good and I didn't feel as "trashed" as I have in other races. Improved fitness.


This was the first race of the season, and first race after dropping some weight and really working on fitness and it REALLY showed.

I signed up for Clydesdale, and looking back, shouldn't have. But I just didn't know my abilities for this race. First race of the season, second XTERRA ever... I CRUSHED the other clydes. Came in 17 minutes faster than second place (in a roughly 2 hr race).

If I would have raced AG, I would STILL have been second (but out of first by 5 minutes).

I know I mentioned it, but the weight loss has been such a help. Granted, I probably put 6 lbs back on from my low about 3 weeks ago. Not really sure how that happened... BUT, I still raced about 20 lbs lighter (AND more fit) than I normally do. Can't wait to get back on the program and get down 20 more to my desired race weight for IMAZ.

I know it's early, but this race helped with the confidence, and proving my work has paid off. I have another this weekend, so we'll see if it was just a fluke!