I didn't start as far off to the side as I should have and wound up in the washing machine. Within the first 100 m I had lost my goggles so I had to stop and get my goggles back on and then I was in the thick of the crowd and could not get a rhythm because I kept running into people so I wound up breast stroking the majority.

Put goggles on under swim cap and stay to the outside.

Not too bad here but my feet were not prepared for the rough surface and I couldn't run very fast.

toughen up my feet earlier in the year

Having to breast stroke took a toll on my legs. Starting up the first climb my gears were slipping and then shortly after that my calves started cramping because of killing them in the swim. It took about 5 miles to get into any rhythm and then I was into a headwind. Once I got out of the headwind things got better but hit the headwind after the turn around and my legs were cooked. I allowed the wind to steal my will.

Do a more thorough check of the mechanics on the bike prerace and get in better bike shape.

My bike wouldn't fit under the rack so while fiddling with it trying to get it racked the bike next to mine fell. I took the time and reracked that bike.

approach the rack from the other side

Legs were cooked from swim and bike and because of the difficulties and heat I just didn't feel like pushing it.

have a better race up to this point