I must have been spoiled from my first race because I only had contact with other people a few times. I basically spent the entire swim bumping into people and getting bumped into. The start was only about 4-5 ft. deep all the way to the first bouy and people in front of me were actually walking/running that far out. I couldn't get through them so I ended up breast stroking a lot to the first bouy. I managed to get around a few of them after the first turn, but we were still bunched up through most of the race. I never had the chance to get any kind of rhythm - every time I put my face back in the water I was bumping into the guy in front of me. Maybe this is just how triathlon swims are and I need to get used to it.

I'm not confident enough in myself to seed myself in front at the start for fear of getting swam over, but being in the back was a pain.

The swim included T1 so I backed out 1:30 for T1.

Good transition. I'm putting Yankz on my shoes for my next race and I'm going to learn to bike and run without socks to save on that time too. Otherwise, a smooth transition.

HR was outrageous coming out of the water - 187! No wonder I can't swim well - I'm stressed beyond belief with anxiety I guess.

No socks.

I really enjoy the bike - especially when coming out of T1. I would have liked to pushed harder, but I was focusing on getting my HR into a managable range. Passed a few road bikes (and got passed by a bunch). Even got a compliment from one guy that I was keeping a good pace for a mountain bike....as he passed me. Drank a few sips of Gatorade and a whole large bottle of water. Took 1 Accel gel at about mile 10.

Have a road bike. Next year, baby!

Easy transition for me since I don't have cycling shoes. Put my running hat on and that was it.

Nothing.

I had a good run, but my ranking shows that this is definitely an area I need to work hard on this winter. Had some slight cramp-like pains on top of my stomach for the first mile. I don't know if that was from drinking too much, but it wasn't unmanagable. Didn't feel like I needed water at the stations, but took a few sips anyway.

Water, banana. Chatted with Glen, Marianne, Sherrie and Maddie.


Swimming and running. Felt like I spent much of the race just trying to keep my HR down. I need to at least learn how to relax during the swim.


Awesome race. Great stuff in the goody bag, great location, very relaxed atmosphere. This will definitely be an annual race for me.