Kyle and Chandler ran out to where I was waiting in transition, and Chan removed the timing strap from Kyle's leg, and put it on mine. This seemed to work well. Our T1 was 2/7 of the relay teams.

Nothing.

I only took about 1/2 bike bottle of water along. I decided that since I would probably only drink 2 or 3 times during the ride that I could get by with that instead of my aero bottle. This worked out well, and I only drank about 1/3 of the 1/2 bottle.

The 20 minute trainer ride for a warmup worked perfectly. I had just enough time to take the bike off the trainer, switch wheels, strip off the extra layers of clothing and head to the other end of the transition area to meet up with Chan & Kyle.

The good warmup allowed me to push hard right from the beginning. I hammered until my lungs and legs both screamed for relief, than I did my best to hold that effort level until T2.

All went well until I shifted poorly and dropped my chain on the last hill about 1/4 - 1/2 mile before transition. I estimate that I lost about 30 seconds putting the chain back on and struggling a little to get clipped back in and started again on the hill.

In the end, I was pleased with my ride, considering that I dropped the chain and was still not completely recovered from Savageman only 2 weeks earlier, but still posted the 3rd fastest bike time out of 77 overall.

Concentrate better on shifting so I didn't drop the chain.

I practically fell off the bike as I got to the dismount line, because of the balls to the wall effort of the last few miles. I tried to stand still and calm the shaking while Kyle removed the timing strap and put it on Chandler.

This seemed like another good transition, but it was only 4th/7 relay teams, with the first 3 posting times of :11, :16, and :17.

I'm not sure, but if we do this again, we'll need to figure out how to be quicker.

The course was poorly marked, and one of the volunteers was giving wrong directions. Chandler thinks he went the right way, but slowed to a jog once or twice to make sure he was on track. I think he did it right based on his time, because the time seemed right, allowing for being a little beat up from his football game the night before, and jogging a little. He normally runs around 21 minutes. His time was listed as the 7th fastest out of 77 overall.

There were a few people I talked to who definitely went the wrong way, either going too far or not far enough. We have no way of knowing if the other teams all went the correct way or not.

Walk around and talk to friends who raced.


Kyle being out of prime swimming condition, me dropping the chain and still recovering from the last race, and Chan's physical condition and poor course markings.


I've done this race because it's conveniently located at the YMCA where my son's swim team practices and competes, and to support the Y. It's not well organized.

Post race, they didn't have the prizes for the winners, and didn't do any kind of awards ceremony. A lady just read off the winners to a small group of people who happened to be at the front desk at the time. They're supposed to call us when our prizes are ready. They're supposed to be tee shirts that say "Champion" on the back.

The finish line was unmarked, so if there were any spectators who wanted to see their athletes finish, they would have had to ask to find out it was at the back of the parking lot behind the YMCA.

It's probably because of the above that this event is about 1/2 the size it's been in the past.

In spite of the above, it was still a fun little race to do with the boys.