bad swim for me. dont know why. wave was a small one and there was not much traffic. i just could not get into a rhythm the whole time. tried breathing every 2 or every 3 strokes. just felt sluggish and slow. navigation was not that great either. maybe i just wanted to go faster. have not swum as much as i want to lately. just got the race off to a bad start.

not sure why i had a bad swim so cant say.

seemed to take for ever. hard to get shirt on wet body. went sockless which worked fine. should not have been so slow though.

get faster. again, dont know why i was so slow.

my seat was not tight enough. did a 50 mile ride last week and it was fine. today, as soon as i got on, the seat bent forward, so i was sitting on a slanted seat and felt like i was constantly slipping off. could not stay ina ero position bcause of this, which slowed me. it was also very ncomfortable. felt i did ok, tried to go harder than normal but was worriedi may have nothing left for the run.

tighten seat. made a difference in my time and speed

felt fast.had a hard time with race belt and decided to take Fuelbelt with me as ihave an easier time with that than the water stations.

put race belt on as am running

started off with slight cramps in both calves. after a minute they felt ok and i soon got into a steady rhythm. managed to gradually pick up the pace as i went along and finished strong, passing 5 people or so in the last 1/2 mile or so.

pickup pace a little more

wandered by finish to watch John and Michelle finish. walked over to the food and drink and stood around there.


not enough sleep. had to work the night before. maybe set myself too high of a target