Overall the swim went well. The first 75 yards or so was a run/wade to the first buoy, then swim acutally started. Going out I tried to keep a steady pace and was perhaps a little too conservative. After the turn we were swimming into the sun which made navigation a little tricky but I was able to pick up the pace a bit and finish with a decent time.

Push the pace for the first half.

T1 time includes about a 1/4 mile run from the beach up to the new transition area. I got to my spot quickly and had a pretty efficient transition.

Not much.

As with the swim, I tried to set an even pace early to allow for a strong push coming home. First six miles or so are gradually uphill and with the headwind seemed slow. Once I got past the olympic turn I fet like things evened out and I held a pretty steady cadence the rest of the way. The 3/4 mile long hill after the turn was tough but climbing out from the dam wasn't as bad as I was told. The last 20K were downhill with a tailwind which helped me get prepared for the run.

Longer trainign rides as a faster pace so that I can go out quicker.

Felt like I took my time getting my socks and shoes on but overall not a bad transition.

Not much.

The plan was to run the entire thing, trying to stay as close to 8:30/mi as possible. Going out I felt strong and pretty much stayed that way the entire run, never going over 8:29/mi. Wish that I had kept something in the tank for the last mile as it woulf have been nice to kick it up at the end.

Just have to up the pace in the training runs to get quicker.

Ran back to the hotel room and got the camera to snap a couple photos of my wife as she finished.


First event at this distance, I was a little too reserved on the first half of the swim and bike.


I will be back next year!