After the turn to shore, it was bananas. I swam nearly the entire race with out getting beat up and after the turn I got kicked in the head and a girl breast striking got me in the ribs.

The end cost me time, I need to get better at getting through the log jams and not letting the kicking and clobbering get to me.

The distance from the swim to transition was seemed long to me. After getting to my bike I realized I was standing in from of all my stuff thinking "what do I do?" I hear my biggest fan telling me to take off my cap and but on my helmet, I felt like he knew I was a little out of it from the swim. After putting on my bike stuff I was off and feeling good.

I must incorporate practice transitions into my training sessions, so I am like a robot.

I know that this is my weak spot, I have time to get stronger before my HIM. Over all not to shabby for just learning how to ride last July!

Get more comfortable flying down hills. Get stronger at climbs, learn when to shift and pop up.

Putting on socks take me too long but I will get mad blisters if I skip this step.

Get faster at putting socks on, find a different material that slide on easier.

I need to get longer bricks in. I generally run after a long ride, just never that long. The first mile my legs were crud. I had a few good miles followed by a few very difficult miles but pulled it together to finish the last mile strong. Seeing my beau at mile 4.5 was key, actually got a little emotional when I saw him and ran over for some sugar! That helped me pull it together in the end.

Longer runs after bike w/o.

Had never put that kind of distance together in training before. My legs were toast on the run.


Race was well run. My finishers metal has a spinning Liberty Bell :) Challenging for a first Oly but hey ya gotta start somewhere!