Roughest water I have ever swam in. Crazy chop out there. Went way off line on the way out and also on the way back. I never have sighting trouble- gonna chalk this up to the rough water. ~35 minutes last year.

Took my time here. Didn't want to make any mistakes.

Limited bike training this year so I didn't really know what to expect from this ride. Very conservative the first 20 miles- probably too conservative. 2nd half of the bike felt great and I really made up a lot of ground here. Seemed like we had a lot of headwind the second half, but it really didn't bother me too much. 3:05 last year.

Pick up the pace earlier. I probably left a few minutes out there in fear of losing it on the run as I have in my past halfs.

Took it slow here as well.

This was the first race of this distance that I really felt good on the run. Started fast, but comfortable. Probably ran the middle few miles a little too quickly. Walked the hill on both laps and every aid station. Probably didn't need to walk so much, but I REALLY didn't want to fail in the second half of the run like I have in the past. Started to get fatigued around mile 11 and got a nasty cramp. Limped it in, but I would consider this a great run compared to my other attempts. 2:05 last year.

RUN SPLIT 1: 2.5 mi 2.5 mi (19:13) 7:41/mi
RUN SPLIT 2: 7.75 mi 5.25 mi (38:28) 7:19/mi
RUN SPLIT 3: 9 mi 1.25 mi (12:16) 9:48/mi
RUN SPLIT 4: 13.1 mi 4.1 mi (34:57) 8:31/mi

Didn't really know what to expect from this one. The run training I put in over the winter was a huge help. 25 minute HIM PR!!