The swim course was obviously short, as evidenced by my swim time. Still I was happy with the swim. It was a bit of a blender at the outset, but as things spread out I got in to a good flow. Happy with the swim.

Not much - It would have been nice if the course was the advertised distance though.

I took my time because I wanted to make sure I had everything I was going to need on the bike. Transition was a little slow, but OK.

Speed it up a little.

I was happy with this ride, but the wind really hut me. I could have had a much better bike time but for the head/cross-winds that seemed to haunt me from mile 15 on. Also the rough roads on a large part of the course really seemed to slow me down.

I stuck with my nutrition/hydration plan, and took in gels and power bars every half hour. I drank two large bottles of gatorade and one bottle of water in small increments. Worked ok except that I HAD to stop for a bathroom break at around mile 30.

Not much - I think I performed well given my abilities and training. Can't control the wind, just have to deal with it.

This went fine. I packed a peanut butter sandwich to eat in T2, but my stomach objected. I took a few bites and got out on the course.

Again, a little quicker

Man what a run - I had heard this run course was hilly, but this was ridiculous. I headed out of T2, and ran up a series of what turned out to be short hills before the "hell hill." I started walking up the hills about halfway through hell hill though, and wound up walking the significant hills throughout the course. I had no choice if I wanted to finish.

I brought a bottle of gatorade on the run, which I refilled at the begining of the second run loop. I took in a few gels on the run, but my stomach started to cramp up on me about 1/3 of the way in. Mostly I was just drinking gatorade and water as my stomach allowed.

Around mile 9 I started to get really emotional about the whole experience. I was thinking about the amount of work it took to get me to that point, and how I knew I was going to finish even if I had to crawl. It was a really great feeling.

Pick a course with less hills.

Sat on my ass and talked with my wife.


Wind on the bike

Hills and stomach cramps on the run