They had us line up by race number in the water. Not a big deal, but it made for a high-traffic serpentine swim. I typically pass people even when lined up by time, but during the "mini" sprint I counted 9 people in a lane at one time. Looking forward to my first OWS tri in April! Felt good on the swim, though couldn't really get a good rhythm - I kept bumping into people's feet and traffic jams at the walls and exit shaved a few seconds off my time. Other than that, I stayed to the right and passed on the left.

Not a whole lot - people were polite and if I tapped their ankles or asked to pass at a wall they usually obliged. Just wish I had more space to get in a groove.

Not sure about my transition times, as T1 and T2 are rolled up into the bike ride. Took a while in T1, but wanted to make sure I had my sunglasses on instead of swim goggles.

Go faster. Practice my transition at home.

Felt good on the bike, and according to my Garmin averaged 20mph and finished in under 40 minutes. This was the first race I used my new clip-on aero bars and my clipless pedals. Wow, what a difference. But I guess my slow T1 and T2 times were included. I'm pretty sure I was faster than 42:40!

Went a little faster in T2. Just threw on the running shoes, visor, and grabbed my water bottle.

Hopped off the bike and felt good, but a bit spent. Probably should have gone with a sports drink with a few carbs on the bike ride instead of just water. Grabbed some HEED on the course which perked me up. Don't think the run was quite 4 miles, so my pace was around 8:40, which is poor. In fact, my slow run dropped me from 3rd to 5th in my age group. Would have been awesome to get a medal!

Do speed drills instead of just long endurance runs. Do more bike/run bricks. Look for swim/bike only events.

Had a bit of a protein bar, sipped water.


Have been training for an OLY distance and ignored speed work/drills for the run. Other than that, I think I did quite well.