First open water swim tri. Wetsuit wasn't necessary, but I wanted to practice using it. There was no current as it was in a lake. Thought it went pretty well. Wetsuit reallly does make a differenct and does improve performance. Sighting to the turnaround buoy was no problem. Sighting on the way back was questionable but I was able to draft some good swimmers. Didn't push myself too hard. Running out of the water was tiring, though.

Swim as far to the shor as possible. Running was tiring.

I really took my time in the transitions. For some reason I was not stressing and felt laid back the entire race.

Maybe push it a bit. But I'm content.

I read the hill on this course was challenging, and they were right. I have been biking a lot on hilly routes and, I guess, was somewhat prepared for it. I thought it was very challenging with the steep downhill then climb immediately afterwards. My GPS said it was a 600 ft. climb in 2 miles. The roads were very bumpy, and it started to hurt my bum. I think there were only 1 or 2 cyclists that passed me during the entire ride.

Nothing.

Again, I took my sweet ass time. I wiped my feet, then put my shoes and socks on.

Drink a little more powerade...

Thought I'd would have more difficulty running after the bike. My legs seemed dead. But according to the time, I did alright. But I really don't think the run was a full 3 miles cause I've never ran that fast in my life. I hate running.

Walked around. Cheered on other athletes because the crowd was pretty quiet...


My casual, laid back attitude. Sorry if I enjoy myself too much.


Great race and organization. I really didn't stick around for any post race activities cause the rain started coming down and I was hungry. Will definitely do again next year.