Decent swim. I wanted to focus on maintaining form and swimming straight. This was one of my better executed swims. I was pleased, although I have no idea how fast I actually was.

everyone's T1 was very long.

Good ride. I called my pacing approach "controlled chaos" This meant just a titch below what I might do in a sprint (which is chaos). Yeah, Ima dork. HR was right at "LT" and perceived exertion was good. I was able to take in more calories (EFS liquid shot) because I wasn't killing myself like at langley pond. This set me up for a solid run. I was pleased with the bike and really enjoyed the course!

fun

Solid run. My run training has not been very consistent and this result accurately reflects my fitness at this time. I was actually happy that my pace was under 7:00 (barely). I got off the bike several hundred yards behind a dude in my AG. I had been slowly closing on him on the bike and thought I'd get on the climb (he was bigger than me) He actually opened an even lager gap. I was able to run him down in the first mile or so. At the time I though that pass likely put me on the podium, but I didn't realize it moved me into 1st place AG. I then set my sights and 2 other dudes several hundred yards in front of me. I SLOWLY closed on them and probably didn't make the pass until after mile 3. After that, there was no-one in front of me so I had to make sure the dude I just passed didn't retake the position. He hung tough and was about 20-30 yards behind me the rest of the way. The last 2 miles were very hilly (and slow) but everyone slowed significantly. I scrambled up to the fort and finished.

Really fun race. The only issues were that the swim exit was supposed to be up a boat launch ramp, but there was so much algae on the ramp that it was like standing on ice. The RD made a last minute change and we exited the water on a boat dock with volunteers helping us out. It was a good solution so I give the RD credit. Also, going in to T2 there was a traffic bottle neck and I had to slow down and weave in between cars to get to T2. The out and back bike course was awesome and I loved the climb!!!!!!!! This was a first year event and a good one!