The swim start was pretty rough. I did position myself pretty much in the middle of the pack.

Still, not too bad of a start. I found some feet early on and followed them for the first lap until the guy veered off course, then I swam solo.

It was a pretty conservative effort for me, although I still managed 14th out of the water. So I'm happy with the results.

Take a more direct line to shore.

This was my first time racing with a wetuit. When I was practicing transitions I had some issues getting my wetsuit stuck onto my heels, but I had no problems during transition thanks to body glide!

I took some extra time putting on my GPS watch. I was going to stash it in my bento box and just grab it when I leave for the run, but I forgot my bento box. Also took a gel in T1 with some water which added some time.

Figure out a better way to do my watch.

I passed two people about a mile after transition! It's a good day when I get to pass people on the bike.

I'm definitely making improvements on the bike, still, my goal here was 20mph average. There was some wind to fight, but it wasn't that bad. I was holding a 20+ average until the last mile or two, when I let up a bit.

I think on the out I was trying to push too high of a gear. Need to drop down a gear and stay focused on spinning. I mash too much when my speed starts to flag from hills/wind. I think I could have gained some additional time on the out route.

Spin more

I felt faster than 1:06, although I didn't have the most advantageous spot.

Go faster

I was pleasantly surprised by this run! I got out of transition and started running. I could feel a little tweak in my calf, it felt like it was about to cramp up, but thankfully it didn't. I was focusing on my calf for a while, when I looked down at my watch and saw that I was heading out at a blistering 6:40 pace! I told myself to slow down, and I held a pretty steady pace the whole run. That was an awesome run for me! Almost the same pace as my standalone 5k from March!

I wasn't passed once on the run, except by a guy in my age group re-passing me. I think I passed about 15 people. I need to keep focusing on the bike!

Hard pass the guy in the age group to demoralize him, so he doesn't repass me.

Water and oranges and a lot of standing around in a daze.


Nothing really, definitely my best performance in a race. Need to keep up the training!


The BBQ chicken was pretty good! Just need some utensils....