Foot was bothering me to start off, wasn't sure how it would respond but it wasn't too bad.

The chute was so small that I couldn't put the shoes on the bike. One person at time was able to leave the transition area.

Only ridden the bike a couple times in the last couple weeks so I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the ride. I was pleasently surprised to see the time.

Dan Shyne and I left at the same time and we stayed together for the first 7 miles and then he dropped off.

I love the bike because that's where I really start to pick people off. the fastest time of the day was 50:03 so I thought I handled the course pretty well for what it was and what the fastest time was.

maybe just a touch harder.

Nothing marked on where to go. Yes, I should have known which way to go. But I had to yell at people of where to leave as I came into the transition area alone.

I think I could have gone a bit harder on this but my breathing was struggling pretty bad.

Remember to bring my inhaler for the next cold event.

Wasn't great but certainly wasn't the worst race I've done. It was the inaugural event so there will always be bugs to work out.