Course/swim was a lot easier than I thought. Except for a brief feeling of panic and getting kicked in the head twice, it was great.

Work on swim. I ended up second in my age group and was freaking out that if I dropped the freestyle too early, I would be last. About a third of the way through, I went to breast stroke and came out middle of the pack. First event, pretty good.

My first transition ever and I did okay. Had the most problems with my shirt and with getting bike shorts on. Will dry legs off first next time. I just can't get to the point of swimming in my bike shorts.

Get a new shirt. The tank I chose was good aerodynamically, but it was a pain to pull on. Got stuck on my swim top, rolled up a bit.

Loved the lack of traffic. Sections of the course were around Lake Blackshear, others by fields. Nice scenery. At my level, I figured it was okay to enjoy the route. If you can't enjoy it, why ride?

Learn how to properly shift gears. Practice the distance a bit more, instead of relying on hills to do the job.

I flew through the second transition. Beautiful. Bike was easier to rack than I thought.

Not worry about shoes.

Good. Legs didn't ever feel like jelly, unusual.

Pick up the pace. Don't accept a full bottle of gatorade from volunteers too lazy to pour it into cups.

Walking, walking, walking and some stretching.


It was my first race. We'll see how much better I do next time. Other than that, I need to train a little farther out and improve my free style, biking, running skills.