Bouys were difficult to sight with the rising swells. Was a real treat to jump off a boat a mile from shore and having to swim in. Straight swim in which was nice. Ran into the Sprint waves closer to shore which made things interesting and congested. Especially trying to enter the ramp to exit the water. Salt water was not delicious!

Need to work on swimming in ocean swells. Made for interrupted breathing. Was real tough to get into a long rhythm. The swim was full of short spans with different rhythms due to the swells and congestion. I felt strong coming in and improved on my weakness. Small victory here.

Long run to T1 out of the water with wetsuit strippers in the middle.

Overall Rank: 62 overall out of 1700 racers.

Had the worst side stitch as soon as I got into a jog once I got my wetsuit removed. I have no idea where it came from but it stayed with me all through the bike and through the first 2 miles of the run. Quickly got into shoes (sockless) and attached helmet, put on sunglasses and grabbed bike and took off.

Side-stitch would not go away. I tried to hydrate but The cramp hung with me. I tried to breath very deeply to try and stretch my side but it didn't do much for me. Headwinds were some of the strongest I have ever rode in. Was stuck in a large group being yelled at by a ref early out (miles 2-7). No one was able to break away due to the headwinds. Once we reached the first bridge it separated the group. I believe many were awarded penalties for drafting in this group, fortunately I was not. Speed was knocked down to 14/15mph into the wind. Rode tailwind North up 146 around 24/25mph.

Train in more open road windy rides. The headwind crushed my momentum and struggled to keep up with stronger riders. The wind separated the strong from the weak.

The new Pearl Izumi ISO Transition shoes came in awesome here. Had unstrapped the shoes coming into T2 and once I was at the rack and racked my bike. It was simply sliding my feet out of my bike shoes into the Pearls. Grabbed my race belt and visor and ran out of T2 with them in hand putting them on once I was out of the transition area.

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Overall Rank: 52/1700

Run was a struggle as I felt I was going to vomit the entire run. The side-stitch went away and was followed by a terrible nauseous feeling. I have never experienced such a feeling while training and am happy with my results considering how terrible I felt.

Not sure. Could not ever really get into a good rhythm running. Compared to previous races this was a better pace but I felt I could have done better. Keep training and keep learning. Proud of pushing through and not walking, or succumbing to the nauseousness and vomiting.

Finish area was packed. Tried to strecth a little while waiting for friends to finish.


Maybe hydration. Maybe nutrition prior to race start. All the sickness could have been from inhaling all the sea water in the swim.