Not the best swim. Between swimmer's ear and a sprained shoulder, I haven't swum a lick in the past 2.5 weeks. Definitely felt it in this swim. Shoulders started aching right away and I just felt slow. Came out of the water a bit winded.

Have better luck.

Not a bad T1. Put a compression sock on the left foot because of my calf.

I was pretty winded to start and it took a while to get my heart rate under control. Energy levels were up and down throughout the ride. Passed a lot but had to put my feet down a few times because of riders falling in front of me. Left knee started to bug me.

I think I should have been able to do this ride faster than I did. I was a full mph faster than the sprint course I did two years ago but I know I have a better ride in me than this.

Pretty quick here.

Felt good to start and began passing a lot of people. Power walked the steep sections and tried to keep my HR reasonable. Legs were definitely tired by the start of the 2nd loop. Finished relatively strong but never really put myself in the red zone.

Push harder.

Walked around and then laid down with my feet above me.


Swim issues. Unknown distance. I was afraid I might blow up in this longer distance with the elevation and climbing so I didn't push the bike or run as much as I should have. I was definitely exhausted by the end, even more so than Ironman. But I think I took too much IM mentality into this race and should have gone harder. I was happy with my time as I thought I'd be more around 3:30 but having now finished, I think I'm capable of more around 3:05. Missed XTERRA points by two places.


Great race and probably one of the most challenging courses around. 8000-10000 feet about sea level with tons of climbing in both the bike and run makes for a physically and mentally demanding day.