Waves were the biggest of any race I've done so far. Was never able into a rhythm. Seemed like there were a lot of people breast stroking today. 1st turn was a major log jam, ended up swimming wide to avoid the guy treading water.

Start wider, put my earplugs in BEFORE the gun goes off.

Another first on this T1 - had the strap on my left cleat come out of the metal loop that allows you to tighten the strap. Only took a few seconds to get fixed.

Put helmet on before taking my bike off the rack, still don't know why I did that.

Passed a bunch of people and was only passed by 4-6 riders.

Not lose my Hammer Gel flask. Reached back for a quick shot of gel at mile 9 and... ut-o.

I was a real mental boost coming into T2 to a bunch of empty bike racks. Far different than my first race.

Find a different pair of shoes (see run comments).

This was the worst run course of any race I've done. The race started near the peak of high tide leaving virtually no hard packed sand to run on. To add to the frustration, ever 100 yards or so, there were these little tidal pools that you either had to run around, try to jump over, or run through. I ran around them for the first mile plus trying to keep my shoes dry. Ended up running through one that was too big to run around. Just after the turn around I took off my shoes and carried them to the finish.

Vibram Five Fingers.

Water, shade, yogurt, cookie, pizza...


Nothing, I was 5 minutes faster than I was last year at this race and still came in 2nd.


I really like this race with the OLY & Sprint at the same time. If I do not do St. Anthony's next year, I would like to do the OLY.