I just suck in pool swims, forgot to start watch so did it mid way thru third length. lots of issues getting off the wall and under the lane rope quickly.

learn to swim, continue with Masters class, learn flip turn better?

No issues

If I ran faster I might have been able to shave off a few seconds

I never got the electronics straight from Galveston 70.3 so I was riding blind except for HR and cadence. Might have pushed a little harder if I had seen ave speed. Think I had just one guy pass me. Took longer then usual to get feet into shoes. Dropped water bottle on last loop and turned back to get it which probably cost me 20S. Should have come out of shoes earlier as I slowed substantially before finish to get them out.

Get bike set up right before race. Use aerobar water bottle exclusively so no chance of dropping bottle. Figure out how to get shoes set up better to get feet into them more easily. figure out where to get feet out of shoes prior to the race.

Used Asic Nimbus' with Yankz laces this time. Had to sit on pavement to get them on.

Maybe get a new pair of easy entry zoots to shave 5-10s.

Apperantly I'm still recovering from running Boston the prior Monday. Had a hard time getting legs to cooperate, couldn't get HR above 160's until the very end.

I need to try a three mile warmup run prior to these sprints, it always helps during a regular 5K, not sure how it will impact my bike but know it should help get legs up to speed faster.

Just had a sports drink and rice bowl from My Fit Foods. Hung out with the rest of the gang cheering the rest of our group to a finish. Should have done a few mile cool down run and stretched but didn't.


Lack of sleep, poor execution of turns in pool, bike electronics not set up right, getting feet into bike shoes quickly, dropping water bottle, racing 6 days after a marathon.


The line up before the swim was a cluster however they did have a line nazi making sure people weren't jumping in out of order. This had no impact on my sucky swim time regardless.

Normally I would not have raced the week after a marathon but I had several friends participating, the first tri for three of them so I had no expectations of a great performance. My head obviously wasn't in the game as I forgot to get the bike electronics set up right and practice the multisport mode on my watch. Was happy with 1st AG finish but not happy finishing 2 min behind my rival/buddy who beat me by just 17 seconds at Galveston 70.3 three weeks ago.