Much better performance than Innsbrook. I felt a lot more comfortable in the water. I'm still not 100% but I can totally tell how just the one experience in open water helped me out. I think I am going to be much better for the Olympic Distance coming up in August. Still a LARGE amount of room for improvement.

Keep plugging away and relax even more. Need to trust my training even more. It will come with time.

Had trouble finding the zipper on the swim skin. Could be better. Needed to pull cap and goggles off first.

Get goggles and cap off first and then worry about the swim skin.

Killed it on the bike! Ate a gel around 5 miles in. Felt good the whole ride. Lots of headwinds though. It felt like every other turn was going straight into a headwind.

Start to carry another water bottle along with a second gel. With the distances getting longer, I need more fluids and nutrition.

Time wasted again on tying the shoes.

Gotta get some speed laces.

Run felt good until mile 3. The lower back issues and hip flexor issues that I have had all week flared up and made me have to walk. If I didn't walk, I probably could have cut 2-3 minutes off the time and had probably the best run segment of the season. I just need to get healthy and I should be good for Lake St. Louis Olympic.

Avoid all of the sprinklers from the residents. By the end of the run, my shoes were squishing. It felt nice in the increasing heat, however, it caused additional issues.

Walked through the streets and available food. Drank two bottles of water. Stretched the lower back and hip flexor in the shade. Went back to transition and found my family.


The lower back and hip flexor issues


Great race! Lots of volunteers and the course was well marked. I will definitely race this again next year. It's very flat and is perfect for going all out to set a record. Great venue and all of the residents of New Town are VERY supportive of the race. Kids were out using their water guns to spray down all the racers. I had a fantastic time!