The start was a bit chaotic. The buoys were not in the water prior to start time, so there was a delay. We couldn't hear the announcer, so the race started with a lot of people still waiting around. I started a good 50 yards back from the start line and out of the water, which probably cost about a minute overall.

The swim went well other than that. I swam straight through, non-stop. I breathed and sighted well. Could have probably pushed a little harder, but wanted to come out feeling good.

Try to pay more attention at the beginning. Start on time.

Transition went pretty slowly, mostly because I had to gather up items and put them into a bag, which ripped. I felt like I wasn't really well organized. Took a while to get sand off because I sat in the sand to get wetsuit off.

Organize earlier. Run through transition. Remember that transition is part of the race!!!

Bike ride went pretty well. I was passed by a total of 3 people, all on nice tri bikes. I managed to catch 2 before bike leg was finished and passed the 3rd on the run leg.

I felt that I pushed myself just right. I slowed down just a bit at the end to catch my breath for the run. The one down side to the bike is that when I was coming out of transition, I jumped into my pedals, only to have a spectator back out of a parking spot right in front of me. I had to pull out of pedals and wait for her. I probably lost somewhere between 30-60 seconds because of it. I also had a couple of spots where I had to slow because cars got in the way of me overtaking cyclist, most notably one section that took about 5 mins to pass.

Train harder?

Considering that I have a mid end bike at best that isn't tri specific, I feel pretty great about the ride.

Neet to work on transitions. I probably lose 2-3 minutes overall on my time because of slow transition. This time, I forgot my number belt and had to turn around and go back. Also had a hard time racking bike, because the seat is too tall to fit under the rail.

Need to get speed laces for shoes. Tying them in double knots takes extra time.

Had a hard time breathing at a pace faster than 7:30. Felt pretty good coming into the run. Had minor stomach cramps.

Need to train more speed/intervals. Need to do more high intensity bricks next year.

Didn't really warm down. Rested in the end area for a few minutes, then walked around a bit.


Swimming and running -- mostly breathing on both. Need to increase max VO2. Also need to get transitions sorted out better in advance so I can speed through.


The swim was unorganized. The buoys should have been in place early. There was also a lot of confusion as to which direction the course would go, whether it was deep water or beach start and when it would actually start. Once the race started, things went smoothly. I was happy that it was at a park so the kids could play while waiting.

Overall, I was very happy with how I performed. I still have a few kinks to work out both in training and on race day, but this wasn't bad for tri #2. I'm looking forward to next year's tri season!