Swimming in the weeds is a little weird but actually bothered me less than seaweed in the ocean. The swim was fun. There is a good crowd when you come out of the water.

I think I'm ready to go out with the pack. To avoid ows panic I have been hanging back at the start about 5 seconds but I think I'm ready to just go with the group.

I helped another racer get out of her suit. I know it wasn't speedy but I would have wanted somebody to help me. This transition area was nutty anyway.

I dunno. This transition was laid out strangely so I had a long run in and out which was a bummer but no biggie.

This is my weakest link. Because we have no hills where I live training for this was the best I could do so I was happy to make it up the steep hills. But I am very slow on the bike. Also, I'm chicken little going down hills. There's a lot of room for personal improvement here.

Go faster :-) Not bump into a curb. Not be such a chicken on the downhill.

I saw my kiddos going into transition. That was great.

Maybe not chat with my hubby while changing my shoes. Then again - life is short and hubbies are more important than transition times for slow pokes like myself.

Nice run. There should be a mat at the half way turn around because otherwise cheating is possible ... I didn't cheat but I think I saw somebody else cheat. Just saying (to the man with the gray shirt who I didn't pass after the turn around ... where did you go?).

I think I can push myself more on the run.

Ran in with my daughter. Got a glass of water and that's about it.


I'm still learning how to pace myself with the three events. This was my longest race yet so I had no idea how hard to push and I might have been able to go a little faster looking back. However, I intentionally did not turn my watch on so that I didn't stress about it so I'm happy with my time.


The course is great. The race is really good. It will probably be great in the future. The race director could do a better job of communication before the event with the participants. Also, in my opinion all international distance racers should start before the sprint division but that's just my opinion.