First run was rather uneventful. I'm not a fan of long warmups because when people overdo them, I think they defeat the purpose. I decided to race exactly like I did last year. I moved to the front of the pack for the start and then started slow and let everyone fly past me. I was fully aware that the man running next to me in khaki shorts was running well beyond himself and I fully intended NOT to be like him. I let myself get into my rhythm and then started to reel people in. My pacing was pretty even as I had hoped. I knew that I couldn't afford to blaze this run because there would be much more hurt to follow.

Nothing. I did the best I could within the day and executed my plan well.

Transition was a little slow because when I removed my shoes, I made sure to flatten out the soles of my Zoots because they like to stick to my sweaty feet and I didn't want to have to deal with that later. Everything else went smoothly. I used rubber bands on my shoes which worked out great! I think Ill do that fro now on.

As per my goal, I absolutely HAMMERED the bike. I planned the first run accordingly. I started out at a decent clip and felt great but I was wondering why everyone was going so slow. I decided to get into a better position an hammered past some people. I was then surprised by how great I felt still and decided to hammer past another few people. After that my mind was made up. My goal for the remainder of the bike split would be CONSTANT ACCELERATION. I hammered like I had never hammered before. I didn't just reel people in, I FLEW past them. I remember racing and having people blow past me and thinking "WOW! That dude is wicked fast!" and today I was finally that guy. I was blowing past people like they weren't even moving. I took no prisoners, didn't waste energy on corners, and never looked back. I ended up with the 10th fastest bike split of the day.

Absolutely nothing.

Fast transition and everything went according to plan. Didn't wast time at all.

for the most part, the second run was about the same as the first, just a little faster and much more painful. Some guys I blew past on the bike passed me out of transition and I didn't catch them. The eventual women's winner blew past me not long into the 2nd run and I passed the women's 2nd place finisher with about 1 mile left. For the most part, I was alone for this loop which was actually the best thing. It allowed me to enjoy it and run as fast as I could without worrying about catching or being caught. I could hear someone catching me with about half a mile left and if my memory is correct, I held him off from then on.

Lay down in the grass per usual :D


past two weeks of no running prior to race.


Great race by 3d. They are definitely getting better and they gave away some great prices after the race. I just wish I would have won something!