Water was choppy from the wind but nothing compared to last couple of races. Started out well and felt good. Sighting was good first two segments, third segment I was all over the place and had a hard time sighting and swimming straight.

Slow. Been used to longer races with less emphasis on fast transitions. La-te-da.

Go faster

Blah. Felt slow from the get go and really slow the first two miles. Lack of bike fitness really showing up. Pace was slower than my last HIM. Got passed by 3 people. Pushed as hard as fitness would let me but that would come back later.

Riding the bike for training would be a good start.

Again, not much practice trying to do this fast and it shows.

Legs felt heavy coming off the bike. Stayed heavy the whole run. Was hoping to flirt with going 20 flat but realized that was out the door after mile 1. Mile 2 was mostly uphill and was slower than mile 1. Mile 3 was mostly downhill and my legs did free up a little bit.

More bricks maybe. Bike fitness will help with heavy legs.

Grabbed some soda and waited for a few others I knew to come in. Saw the results posted and was shocked I got 2nd in AG. I guess everyone else was also rusty.


Bike fitness. Have only ridden outside 7 times since November. Was an OK race with a good result and I am more than happy with that.


Good start to the tri season. Course was not as fast as advertised IMHO, certainly not hard, but not what I would consider flat and fast. Would consider this early season race again.