Last wave to go so we sat around for a long time. My plan was to swim hard and see what I had. Usually I do my swim in a zone 2 effort so I wanted to test myself event though I hadn't swam more than 3 time in the last two months. Went hard and kept it were I felt like I was about ready to take a break.

Back off the pace a little. I spent the first 3-4 miles on the bike trying to recover some from this effort

First time using the new shoes already clipped in. I like the heal strap on these much better. No problems

I had a really hard time settling down into a comfortable pace after the swim. I spent a lot of time out of the aero bars trying to get my breathing under control. The 2nd lap was much better than the first.

Left the water bottle sitting in the freezer so I rode without any water but it didn't seem to matter today. Focused on hydrating several days before knowing how hot it would be

Everything went well.

Need to try and unbuckle helmet when running to rack

I came into transition and there was one bike on the rack so I knew I had one guy to run down but wasn't sure how far ahead he was. Left transition running to fast and backed off to a pace that was more manageable. Saw the guy I needed to catch between mile 1.5-2 and caught up with him at the aide state at mile 2. We ran together for about quarter mile and then I started to pull away. I was excited to actually be able to run someone down since I don't consider myself a runner and usually I am just trying to hold off people.

Ice towel and lots of water