The water was very shallow which made swimming tough to start, i was afraid of being to slow so i started to the outside. I have to give myself more credit, I was caught behind a very slow pack and every time I got into a good rhythm I would start to run over people and have to slow down.

Next time I'll just start more on the inside, and dolphin jump to the first buoy.

I haven't had clip in shoes for very long so it's definitley something I have to work on.

Not much

Very hilly course and I'm not use to them. Honestly it took me about 7 miles to get into a good rhythm and that's a little a late. I need more time in teh saddle and I will get that this dummer.

I was happy with my performance

I can't do a moving dismount yet, I tried to stay as far left as possible so more experienced riders behind me could go, but one guy still yelled at me, I don't think it was that I was holding him up. I'll have to practice that.

I actually lost my good tri socks the day before so I was using cotton ones. After the bike, the socks felt all wet and uncomfortable so I changed them, that took a good extra 20 seconds. Need knew socks for the next race

I enjoyed the run. First mile was a little slow due to some crampping in the hamstring, for a few minutes I actually thought it was going to snap but then loosened up. I enjoyed the hills, I'm just strong on them and was able to pass a lot of people there.

Nothing

3 beers and they were delicious! I also walked the mile from the lake area to the exit pushing my 8 month old son, it was a nice cool down.


Of course training, it's always training, but I am still really happy with my overall performance. I am a firm beleiver in having a positive attitude while competiting.


Volunteers were great! Although I never took any water from them, I made sure I thanked them at each station. Good food and drinks at the end, especially the beer :-) Also the bouncy house did a great job of keeping my 6 and 3 yr old occupied. A medal would be nice but that's okay, I'll just make my own :-)