Should have gotten in the water before the race to acclimate. That would have helped with the hyperventilating for the first 100 or so yards. Little or no contact and for once I swam straight!! I still am a poor swimmer and need to improve. Working on it!

Acclimate to the water to be able to be more relaxed from the start.

Cutting the bottom inch or so from the wetsuit made all the difference, for the first time my heel did not catch!! Still slow and my feet were a bit numb.

Not sure.

Bike felt harder than I thought, but I'm not going to complain. This was a good ride for me!

Try and get better on the corners and keep my cadence more constant

Was surprised by the dismount line and did not get my feet out of the shoes. Probably a good thing since I could not feel my feet still.

Learn the layout and be ready!

Felt good overall, but I think I could have pushed a bit harder in restrospect. It would not have mattered as 2nd in the AG was so far ahead. Was hoping for a sub 20 min 5K-adjusted time and I got it with seconds to spare so I'm happy.

It's the end of the race so go all out until I feel like I'm about to pass out I guess.

Hung around the finish line and greeted the rest of the group.


I need to learn to swim better. Was ok on the bike and the run but the swim put me in a hole I could not climb out of once again.


I enjoyed myself a lot! Was surprised when someone in my group told me I got 3rd AG!! Overall I'm stoked. First podium for me and I'm gonna enjoy it for a while! I'll certainly be back next year hoping to improve!!