Good swim. Very pleased with first ows of the year.

Start further forward in the wave.

400 yard run from lake to T1 made for a long transition.
3 bloopers in transition, micro mistakes that had minor impact on performance. First, I forgot to turn on garmin 500 on the bike before the race. I turned it on after the getting up to speed but it was not giving power output readings during the ride. Second as I mounted the bike, I dislodged the right pad off of my profile design areo bars. Third, forgot to put electrolyte in the areo bottle. the bottle tasted nasty, I drank only about 1/3 of the water. Could have been a problem on a longer course.

Secure those pads with dbl sided tape.

I allowed a rider to get in my draft, and wheel suck me for about 10 miles. At the turn around I allow him to pass and then stayed about 30-60 feet behind him.

Really good ride. Did not drink as much as I had planned, but it worked out fine.

I choose a rack very close to bike-in that allowed a very quick transition. Most of the running through t2 was in running shoes, not bike/feet.

Ran through transition, while still putting on hat and number belt. really good multi tasking.

I took a gel just after getting up to cruising speed. There was no garbage cans nearby so I stuck the wrapper in my shorts. this was not a good idea, so I fished out the warper and stuck it in my shirt pocket. much better.

Had a strong run. Held pace by count strides. every 100 checked pace, then every 50 checked pace, then every 30 checked pace. Very consistant running between 8 and 7:45. Pass alot of runners (about 30). Only 2 runners passed me. I'm going to find a way to count the runners I pass. this is a strong motivator for me.

During the first 5 minutes or so I ran easy waiting for my numb feet to get back to normal. I should have gone just a bit harder.

As I passed one of my team mates I reached over to 'high 5' . At that moment I stepped on a golf ball sixed rock and almost biffed.

Celebration


I would do this race again next year. Remember the Transition area is 350 yards from the beach. If you rack at the far end it's closer to 400 yards to the beach. the T area is closed 10min before the first wave start. make sure you're ready to race when you go off to the breifing.