I wasn't expecting much because I've only been swimming regularly again for the last few weeks and this was my first OWS race since April, but I was faster than last year and felt pretty good

Nothing really

Forgot to bring any lube so the wetsuit was a bit of a struggle to remove, making it a bit slow. The flying mount went well though

Lube around the ankles!

Due to the course only being about 3 minutes per lap, I was caught by the leaders on my second lap, couldn't hang onto that group but I did get on the wheel of someone shortly after and we worked together well for most of the bike. Caught a good number of people and our group swelled to 5 or 6. Had to go it alone for the last lap

I wished I had water rather than a sports drink, it was thickening up my saliva and making my mouth feel weird

Smooth as. The guy in front was a bit slow and I accidentally rammed him a little with my bike when trying to go around him. Otherwise is was excellent

Probably give that guy an "on your left" or gone round on the other side

Boy it was hot, I was hoping to run a bit faster than this (current 5K PB is 18:23) but still happy to be more than 3 minutes faster than last year. I overtook a good number of people on this run, pity none of them were in my AG!

Not sure, felt pretty good about it

It's an awesome race, set up well for spectating and right next to the beach so. It's also great getting to watch the elites racing afterward