Started off a little slow, but was able to get into somewhat of a groove. Did a decent job drafting a few times, but ended up wanting to go faster so I passed the person I was drafting behind. Stopped a couple times as people interfered with me while they were swimming the wrong line. I pulled back to let them go across my path then got back at it.

Get more swim time in. I focused so much on my bike during my training that I neglected my swim. So, I should SWIM MORE! And maybe even get some more OWS practice in.

Let me first say that T1 was a looong way from the swim out! I'm not kidding I had to run for at least 2 minutes to even get into the TA. I can't imagine how long it would have taken me if I would have worn my wetsuit. There was also a big downhill that was mostly slick grass. I actually sat down in T1 which cost me a bit of time, but not much in the whole scheme of things. I had a little trouble getting clipped in after my flying mount on the bike. Maybe I was still disoriented after the swim and 1 mile run to T1. 12/24 in AG for T1 and 116/209 OA-basically middle of the pack.

Not a lot. I could have practiced transitions and improved somewhat, but that probably would have only improved my T1 by about 30 seconds.

I felt I had a pretty strong bike, but looking at the results, it doesn't really reflect that. I'm still toward the back of pack in the rankings. I was happy to average 19mph+ but when the leaders in my AG avg'd 23-24mph, that's tough to keep up with. I typically leave the bike thinking "I could have pushed more" but always struggle with not wanting to suffer on the run.

Might try to push a little harder, but my run was about all I had left, so ultimately not much. I'm pleased with this for me.

I must not have been with it (or thinking about what was happening) because I only clipped out on one side, like I was done with my ride and didn't think about getting both feet unclipped and jumping off the bike like normal. This slowed me down a little. I also moved a little slower than normal in T2 after racking my bike. 14/24 in AG for T2 and 133/209 OA.

Remember to unclip both feet and jump off. Move faster in T2.

I wanted to be able to run the whole course as I ran out of fuel last race. I ran strong the first half (averaged on pace sub 9min/mi) but the second half was tough. I slowed my pace and kept running. I ended up walking about 0.10 mile about a quarter mile before the finish. I finished strong, sprinting across the line. Ultimately, I don't think I could have ran harder and still finished. I'm pleased, although always looking for improvements.

I think more long bricks would get me used to longer exercising and getting comfortable running so far after the bike. Overall, I'm very pleased with my performance and where my average pace ended up.

Ate some juicy fruits and downed lots of gatorade and water. Then, just hung out with my cuz (shout out for coming to watch me finish!) Dustin and waited for KP.

PS I did meet a sub goal of beating KP :)


Could have trained more. Had a back injury that kept me out of training for about a week in the heat of it, so that hindered my build up.


The course was challenging, but not impossible. It tested me just right as there aren't many hills to train on in Abilene. The swim started a little late, but that's because we were waiting on the sun to come up (safety reasons I'm sure). Post-race seems to be lower key these days. Okay food, drinks, but just not many booths or much going on after the race. They did have free massages, but I didn't partake because KP had to catch a flight. Overall, good race and well put on like all Playtri events.