I zig zagged a bit, the river narrows and widens and I should've sited more with the buoys then the river banks. I also didn't push myself too hard. I knew that the swim was with a current so I decided to save my exertion for the other two events.

Site with the buoys more.

I ran up the carpeted area on the boat ramp, but had troubles running on the road into transition. It was pretty rough surface and my feet aren't toughed up to that.

I was hoping to get over 17 mph, but I didn't want to ruin my legs for the run--even if the run was flat. So I kept the pace up but not unbearable. I stopped at the first aid station to pour water in my aero bottle. I wanted to rest my feet since they were starting to tingle. Did a bottle grab at the other to stations and kept going. Overall I'm pleased.

Still had some foot pain. Not like I did my first HIM where I was crying in pain for 40 miles. This time it didn't start until the last 3 miles. No real help has been found with the pain as of yet.

Walked through transition this time. My feet hurt and I took my bike shoes off and just walked through the soil on socked feet to lessen the pain. Worked well.

Sun was out for the first part of my run. It really zapped my energy. I walked a ton the first 5 miles, and the aid stations at the start felt really far apart. Then the clouds came out and the rain started and I felt great! I ran the rest of the way, stopping only to grab water and ice. Oddly enough my first loop time was better then my second. Not sure I buy that, to be honest, that was from the "unofficial" results...

Bring water out of transition with me, so I didn't have to wait so long between the first few stops.

Walked and jogged around catching my team mates who were still on course.


Loved seeing all the volunteers on the course. There were army folks at many of the road junctures, and police as well. Felt great to be taken care of.