The water was crowded and the waves were choppy but I managed to find open water and swim as smooth as I can. Took several mouth-fulls of water but I was able to spit it out and breathe on my next stroke. I spend some time maneuvering around people which slowed me down a little.

Nothing, I think I did as well as I can!

I just got tri-specific bike shoes with one velcro strap so I was able to leave them clipped in and get into them on the bike. The transition area is huge! I felt like I ran with the bike forever.

I get faster each race! I would have been slightly faster but my aero bar came loose from all the bouncing so I had to ride almost all of the course on the handlebars. I missed the aero position on the second half of the course that was into the wind.

Work more on speed and power.

I got caught behind 3 people that wanted to walk their bikes instead of running. I had to wait a bit to be able to run around them. Otherwise I felt fast.

Oy. This was a terrible run but more victorious than the time gives credit for. I've been fighting off a calf injury and took the past 3 weeks off running. The morning of the race I thought I was going to have to DNF and skip the run. I managed to run to the first drink station - just past mile one - and walk/run the other two miles. I'm thrilled I was able to finish the race!!

Not be injured. I'm thinking of getting a running coach because there must be something wrong with my mechanics based on how slowly I have to run and how often I get injured.

Complimentary massage!!!!


LTF can't control the weather and I think they did a good job of making changes the day of in order to get everyone racing. On the other hand, I felt like the whole thing was a big ad, including the shirt that looks more like a toyota advertisement than a tri shirt. It was also incredibly crowded. I really wanted to do this race because I live so close to the course but the bike course is in such poor condition that it's frustrating. I also don't think this race is worth the premium cost.