Nice current and wetsuit aided swim. Can't ask for much better. Could ask for less grass and other unknown stuff in the water. Kinda weirded me out to be swimming along and have a piece of something slimey wrap around my head.

Long run from the swim exit all the way around the back of transition. Only issue was I couldn't run well on the rough pavement.

Toughen up my feet so that I'm not such a barefoot weenie.

Great bike for me. I have never gone so far, so fast before. I was on track to finish in less than 3 hours at the half-way point. Then I got nervious and decided to slow a bit as I felt that was maybe to fsat and I was using up my legs. I think that was a fairly good decision, as my legs did hold up for the run.

Also pleased with my nutrition. I have had issues with not being able to eat solid food while moving on the bike. I was able to get down toastchee crackers and stinger waffles in addition to my gels today though. Also drank plenty of water and gatorade for once. No dehyrdation for me today!

porta stop delayed me

It was hot, hot out there. I was melting down on the first lap. I was managing to keep a slow steady run pace, walking only the aid stations. I was just starting to consider than I may have to walk alot more on the second lap when some kind of mircle happened. Out of nowhere it clouded over and started a light rain. I practically jumped up and down and shouted Hallelujah. Temps dropped from 90 to mid-70's immediately. I would finish running this day!

I know looking at my time I was by no means fast. But I managed to keep a steady consistent run the whole race. And that's something I didn't know if I could do. I had never in training managed anything even close to that. I was happy with it.

This is the only place I wish I had trained a little more. Next time I need to do longer training runs and I need to run more off the bike.

Everything got very stiff, hard to stand up, hard to sit down. There's no way to win that game! But I had just finished my first 70.3 so I was ridulously happy no matter what my body felt like.


I loved this race. I enjoyed the entire day. I will do this distance again one day. And I'm already thinking of ways to get sub-6 next time. I know I can do it.