Swim out to first buoy was good; after turn around first buoy, couldn't find the next buoy or tell where i was going; probably swam a good bit off course; next few buoys were easier; swim was overall good - took it easy and wasn't trying to kill myself, but felt good and strong throughout

Visualized the sighting in the water better or planned out my course better

A long run (.3 miles?) from swim exit to transition; athletes allowed to leave a bag with sneakers at swim exit - i also put a towel and water bottle in mine; stopped for my bag to wash feet, dry and put on sneakers - took a lot of time but allowed me to fly past most other competitors who didn't have sneakers on

Need to get my T1 time seriously down!!

Stopped for about five minutes to help someone who had crashed his bike - bad crash, going downhill and off the road right into the forest

Overall good; felt good

I do too much in transitions... changing watches; sunscreen; gu and water... gotta get these times down

Run felt good! The trail run was awesome - about a mile between miles 2.5 and 3.5; coming out of run, i stopped twice to remove what i thought was a pebble in my sneakers - turned out to be a blister forming; was wearing relatively new sneakers; stopped at each water station for a sip; legs definitely felt like bricks!

Don't buy new sneakers a couple of weeks before the race - give myself more time to break in the new sneakers; need to learn what kind and how much drinking i like to do in aid stations - did develop some sensations of too much liquid in my stomach and gas from the gu's; would love to bring my pace down, but it wasn't bad

Bib: 1305; Lobster!! Ate Michel's lobster and had pork and chicken tacos