I finished first in the swim in my wave by well over 3 minutes. That was a shocker for sure. I had a really slow wave. It was the last wave of the day, and we were allowed to sign up for any time that we wanted to.

I would try to draft more as I pass people. That comes with time though. I haven't had the opportunity to draft much in my pool when I do workouts because often I am the only one there or else the person beside me is way too good for me to even try to follow.

The top three places were all in the same wave and they finished within 11 seconds of each other. I was only 17 seconds away from winning the whole race. I felt like I ran pretty strong. Felt a sideache after peaking a big hill, but it eventually subsided. The water stations didn't have water.

I would have pressed harder on the downhill portion and during the long straightaway before the finish.

Not having anyone there to push me. I finished 15 minutes ahead of the second place person in my wave.


I liked the race but the finish was very anticlimatic. My first biathlon. Not too bad of a start to my multisport racing career. The shirt is awesome!