I was not ready for that cold cold water, but I managed to stay right in the middle of the pack, and didn't let anyone swim over me.

more OW swim practice.

Had a good t1, nothing spectacular stands out .

Just about perfect, it would have been better if I ran up the hill from the water but I was winded from the swim.

Normal course for all the races at this area. I had 1 chew and washed it down about 3 miles later with some kona cola flavored nuun, then hit Carnage hill, threw up, swallowed it down, then pounded the rest of the way up the hill. I ended up not getting out of the saddle and just crawled up quad-buster. I forgot about the little hill at the very end of the ride right before the park, and had already started to wind down.

Also there was a good head wind for miles 1 to 3 before the turn. it was kind of nice to have it as a tail wind going up quad-buster later though.

Next time I need to make sure to remember about that hill and go in with more power. I also need to not change up my nutrition day of.

Night before broke a speed lace, had a old one on the shoes. they were laced to tight and I ended up having issues getting it on my foot. Sat down for the second time ever in a transition.

Not having a lace blow out would be good for next time.

Decent run with a good pace, I had a negative split. Its always hard to get the brick feeling out in a 2 mile race, its easier on the longer ones.

Well that whole puking issue on the bike stunk, so I ended up gagging a few times on the run. It was gross, and it really slowed me down a few times. I took a water right out of t2 and rinsed my mouth out, then another water just after mile 1 to do the same.

Walked and Talked with friends and family and cooled down while waiting on another friend to finish.


The change in the morning beverage and having the chew with kona cola was bad. throwing up was bad, tasting the puke and gagging on the run was bad.



The Rookie is always a good race to start the season with since its so short.
Jack and Adams and High Five events always put on amazingly well organized races.