Found sighting a bit of a challenge, but felt pretty good throughout swim. Got out front early on so was not as "violent" as I thought it would be. It helped that I was in the "beginner wave"! Came out of water in top 10 of wave!

Should have warmed up in water before race but was socializing too much. The water wasn't too too cold, but it would have helped me acclimate quicker.

T1 was ok - had to sit down in transition to pull wetsuit off feet. Put on helmet and running shoes ok...

Want to try cycling shoes/pedals next year, that is my goal!

While I was one of the first racers out of the water for swim, I was passed by MANY on the bike! I knew this would happen and it was really frustrating. I rode a hybrid for my first tri and felt like it was so heavy compared to a road bike. My goal for next year's season is to find a lighter bike to race on! Overall, the bike leg was fine.

See above - I'd like a faster/lighter bike in the future! :) Oh, and another goal for next year is to wear cyling shoes/pedals to clip in.

T2 was relatively easy since I was already wearing my running shoes for the bike leg.

New bike, cycling shoes and pedals! More outside rides on bike, too!

First 2 miles were a challenge b/c my legs were tight and heavy. Just kept chugging along and eventually they loosened up at last 1 1/2 miles. The race started out overcast but clouds cleared by run portion and the run course was HOT and SUNNY. Good thing I hat a hat and grabbed water at each water station (which probably slowed me down but kept me hydrated!). I probably could have run a little faster pace but I just wanted to feel good at the end of the race so I kept my pace comfortable.

Probably do more bike/run bricks in training to get used to running off the bike.

Walked around


BIKE BIKE BIKE!!


Well it's the best one I've ever done b/c it's the ONLY one I've done so far. I think the race went off a little bit later than planned but not too bad. Really fun! Saw a lot of people I knew from town and training. The race raises money for JDRF (juvenile diabetes research foundation) for type 1 diabetes, which I have so I think this will be a race I do annually from now on. Just a really fun tri for a good cause. Senator Scott Brown, Olympic swimmer Gary Hall, Jr (a type 1 diabetic himself), Olympic triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker and Dick and Rick Hoyt all raced which was very cool to see!