First leg of the swim went okay. I'm still working on navigating. I tend to drift to the right. Bouy sighting was easier on the first leg versus the second. We headed back into the sun and it made sighting difficult. Bit of a current on the second leg. Back seemed a little tight during certain portions. Tried to relax.

Swim a little faster. Need quicker turnover for OWS. The current was pushing me faster than my stroke could compensate. More swim practice.

Long run up from the beach to transition. Kept it a nice, easy jog. Transition could have been faster. In hindsight I should have rubbed more sand off my feet as it would haunt me later in the run.

Just be quicker about getting into socks and shoes. Getting bike out faster. Got onto bike and up to speed no problem.

Bike felt really good. Amazing that even though I felt like I went very fast, I was in the lower percentile of gender and age group. The police did a decent job of directing traffic. I did, however, have to stop at a traffic light due to the cars infront of me turning right. I had nowhere to go. I was able to maintain a faster pace than my last race. Unfortunately, this would haunt my run. Need to find the balance between pushing just enough not to impact the run. Hamstrings felt a little tight throughout the ride. I noticed after the bike that I only consumed half of my bottle. That really hurt my run as well.

More training. More segments at race pace.

Started to run the bike into transition and felt a little wobbly, so I walked/ran the bike in.

Nothing. Think I had a decent time.

As Bob and Doug said on The Great White North, 'He blowed up real good!'. This was a hard, hot, tough run. The first loop I was able to maintain my normal easy run pace. Made the mistake of skipping the first water stop. Hamstrings started cramping and I had to adjust my run gait. Took a cup of water to drink and one to pour over my head, and one cup of HEED to drink at each station. It wasn't enough. Got to through the first loop feeling really light headed. My vision was swimming. I stopped in the bathroom to pee and that's when it really hit me. I seriously thought about dnf. Had to sit down for a few minutes. I tried to drink as much water as I could. Lisa was there to help support and get water for me. I decided to tough it out and started walking the second loop. I would try to run for a bit and then walk. Taking in as much water and heed as I could from the stations. I felt a little better but got a horrible side stitch every time I tried to run. And the sand in my shoe rubbed two of my toes raw. Fun! Finally made it to the finish after stopping 4 times in the last 100 meters to stretch my cramping hammy.

More fluids and easier pacing throughout the day. I hydrated well the day before but needed more during today. I thought I had lesson learned.

Got a bottle of water, a banana and watermelon. There was no other food or drink around which really sucked. Afterward, Lisa and I went to breakfast and I was able to eat most of my normal sized meal but just wasn't that hungry. Even after fluids and breakfast, I weighed myself and found I lost 5 pounds.


See above. hah!