Started out slow and maintained my pace. This was a prep race so I didn't want to go all out.

First run went well and I wouldn't have done much different.

Helmet on. Decided to put shoes on in T1 because things were so wet. Crap, forgot to hit the lap button on my watch, did it a bit after getting into T1. Was able to pedal a little bit and get moving before I clipped in. That even impressed me.

Time is estimated since transition times were lumped into the bike time and of course I forgot to do the lap button on the watch.

Tried to mount from the right side of the bike, I almost always mount from the left. This took a few seconds as it wasn't what I was used to.

Remember to press that little button when crossing the mat, but hey, guess that's why we wait for the computer generated times.

Nearly lost the bike on the first turn onto the major road. Lucky no cars were around. Was a bit of a down hill and down around the turn. Was slowing down coming into the turn and the rear wheel slid out from under me. Before I know it, I had my right foot out of the clips and maintained the blance as I got back on course. I really impressed myself there. If I hadn't gotten out of the clip I would have been sliding on my arse across the intersection.

My bike fitness right now is very low. The weather hasn't been great to get out and ride. I was surprised that the only guy that passed me on the bike was one that had repaired a flat, he was racing in the Full F1 version, and he went by me like I wasn't even moving.

Oh yea, hit that lap button, forgot to do this until after I was out and pedaling for a little bit.


More time on the bike. I think I actually went out a little too hard on the bike. Should have averaged about 150 HR on the bike leg of the race to be more comfortable. I guess it was some where after the near spill that this became more of a race than training prep for the upcoming triathlon.

Unclipped from the pedals coming in. The last 100yds or so was downhill and a no pedal zone. If it had been dry it would have been perfect to get out of the shoes, but being wet, I kept the shoes on until I got to my transition area. T2 went very well, helmet off, right shoe off, right shoe on, left shoe off, left shoe on.

Time is estimated since transition times were lumped into the bike time and of course I forgot to do the lap button on the watch.

According to my watch I had a 6.6 second T2, seeing the pattern here. Forgot to hit the lap button again.

I was much more relaxed in transition for this race than any thing previous. Things seemed to flow well, with the exception of the watch stuff. Glad I had this practice time before the race in a couple of weeks.

It felt worse than any of my previous little bricks. I went much too hard on the bike given my current bike fitness.

Change to a fresh pair of legs in T2? It's early in the season, things should get better as I get more training in, especially bike time and a few more bricks.

Stop racing. Temp was about 50 with a little breeze. You stop moving and you freeze your butt off. I walked over to the water station the wife was working. Changed into some dry clothes and put on some sweat pants.


Hmm, where to start for this. I don't run the trails normally, the extra dips, hills, turns, mud, and such were a little different than what I'm used to. My first two mile run was a bit slower than I had planned. I was looking for a 14:30 to 14:45, was about a minute off that pace.

The bike was difficult, it seemed we were riding into a strong and gusty headwind the entire race. After the near spill I was extra cautious on the turns which may have cost me a bit of time. The uphills were difficult, need to ride more so that these aren't such a problem.

The second run was hard, I wanted to even walk in a couple of spots but I refused to do that. The finish was great, about a 100yd sprint down hill!!!!

Bottom Line: My run is in decent shape compared to last year, my bike is well below my end of season of last year, but I think it's a bit better than it was at the start of the season last year. Based on these result I'm looking forward to a decent race season.