Nice swim. Stayed steady and focused on going straight and keeping my balance. No real traffic or flow problems. No one going straight to draft off of but felt really comfortable. I was worried about cold but didn't have any problems.

I didn't get as much swimming during this past month and so would prefer to come in a bit more confident.

Decent transition. Didn't wear socks and so it was a bit faster.

The wetsuit stuck on both my watch and timing chip. Need to work on that.

Rode strong but not blistering. The hills are tough and with a 11-18 gearing in the back it was okay but missed my compact from last year. There was no wind on the climb and then some on the descent. Still got up to 45 MPH on the down hill. Averaged 25.5 mph on last 19 mph which is the downhill section.

Enjoyed the run. Need to get more power in the legs for the killer climbs. Would have been a bit faster without a porta john stop but really needed it.

This is a different T2 arrangement than last year. The climb from bike to T2 seemed long and steep and the mat to start the run is little past the exit. It also was really rough and slanted for the fist bit of the run.

No changes

Couldn't have asked for a better start to the run. Legs were comfortable and I felt fresh. About mile 8 (about 1 hour) I started to feel some pain on the right side of my right knee. I shut things down and just walked,ran to the finish so that I wouldn't hurt my training or Vineman on July 30

I think I shouldn't have run the 5K last weekend and 2 HIM in two weeks may be a bit too much.

Hugs and kisses from my girls, food and walking. In the evening I elevated my legs and used the foam roller.


Ability to keep my knee from hurting.


This is an amazing race venue and is run very nice. The pre and post race atmosphere is excellent and my whole family raced this weekend.

I think WTC(M-dot) could learn a lot from this race as far as putting on a great race experience. Can't wait for next year.