The guy behind me decided he needed to get by me at the 100 yard mark. I let him go and then stayed right on his feet for the rest of the swim. I probably could have and should have passed him but figured it might be good to save as much as I could for the super hilly bike.

tore out of the pool and ran hard passing the guy who passed me on the swim

nothing

flatted at about the 5-6 mile mark @ least it was the front but it still took about 5 minutes to replace the tube

be better prepared the night before so I don't have to use used tubes.

a little slow but I did have to deposit my empty tube and put on socks

train to run without socks

this is a super tough run and my legs were a bit overcooked from pushing the bike too hard due to the flat but I thought I held my own until the last uphill section where I couldn't get over 8:20/mile pace

Need to learn how to ride this course better to save some more for the run.