Kind of an unusual swim for me. To start, i thought the water temp should have been wetsuit legal but I trust the RD that it wasn't. A couple of spots on the swim had a terrible foul smell that i really thought that was gross. One spot had a temp drop of about 20 degrees i bet, but I actually enjoyed that thinking it would cool my core down a little. Oveall just ok, i realize i have come to rely on my wetsuit a little too much and need to work a little harder in the pool.

NOt forget my GU, better gauge my actual start time for better warmup timing.

had a little difficulty getting my shoes on as I tried to get up to speed pedaling barefoot.

First lap went well. I was in a group of 3 other riders where we all seemed to be going at the same pace. we would all take turns passing each other. Had one really big close call as we were turning north off of Washington street - about 4 of us were on the outside passing when a guy decides at the last minute to "go wide" to take the turn. A chorus of screams and we all managed to divert and miss a big tangle. That actuall shook me up and took me about a mile to settle back in. 2nd loop went ok too, I seemed to end up racing with one other guy and we made a pretty good clip of the second loop.

Wait longer to take my feet out of my shoes approaching dismount.

I knocked over my racking bar and had to put it back up - bummer

faster with my socks

I can only say - "crap". I am so dissapointed in my running progress. Humidity was definately a factor for me, but i just need to run faster. My running consistently keeps me from higher finishes and i just have to focus my training on this.

train with speed workouts more instead of too many LSP runs.

Drank a cold chocolate milk which ended up being a HUGE mistake. I began feeling light headed at the 5.5 mi mark and I think i downed the milk too fast. Didn't get sick, but i dad to get to shade pretty quick and felt bad the rest of the afternoon. was looking for ice somewhere and couldn't find any.


Need better training for my running and the mental toughness that it will require. Possibly the humiity to a certain degree on the run.


Just a couple of things for the RD:
1. WIth such hot weather forecasted - have ice at the run stations (the last aid station had some on my first loop but was out on the second.
2. I think this is a great event that will continue to grow - they will need to improve the swim start procedure.
3.Keep it up INDY - Awesome Event!