Very comfortable swim. The wave starts were 3 minutes apart and the waves were not too crowded. Even with a 2-loop course, there was still plenty of space in the swim.

I could have drafted more in this race.

I definitely played conservative in several of the turns due to the wet conditions. There were several people who fell on the bike.

A little slower than my normal T2 pace as I left my shoes and hat in a bag so they weren't soaking wet by the time I made it off the bike.

I'm sure I negative split, however, I don't know my splits, because for the first time ever in a race...I forgot my watch!

Don't forget to bring my watch. I may have run harder had I known my time on the course.

Lots of walking around the race site.
After the race I took a nap and then went out in Charleston to celebrate with friends.


Nothing...This was a new personal record behind Ironman Augusta which has a down river swim. My bike and run times were as predicted/expected. Based on previous performances; I probably could have pushed a little harder in the run, but I did run a negative split, so I have nothing to complain about.


Try Charleston and Setup Events put on a great race. The post race food and awards were great! I look forward to racing with them again!

This year was their first year for a two transition race. The organizers did a great job communicating logistics and providing transportation between the transition areas for both athletes and spectators.