I was #136, so had to wait in the chilly air for a very, long time! I feel bad for the people who were in the 300+ range. Anyway, starting every 15 seconds kept things relatively clear and I was able to enjoy a relaxed, uneventful swim. I did stop to let one guy pass me, but drafted him for a lap or two so probably made up the 5 seconds it cost me. Considering my slacked-off swim training, I was happy enough with my time. It converted to about 7:30 for 400 yards instead of meters, and 36 out of 143 women. I'll take it.

This summer the majority of my swim practice has been in a lake set up for OWS. I haven't been keeping up with my drills and organized pool workouts.

Struggled with my bike helmet. STraps seem to get wrapped up. Probably cost me 10-15 seconds.

I had a decent bike. It could have been better. I was a little slow getting into my shoes, had to fiddle with my helmet a bit, and was maybe overly cautious on the turns. There is one blind turn where I almost ran into an oncoming cyclist last year, so I may have lost a few seconds there. I played leap frog with a guy for a while and did pass quite a few people. Ended up 1st fastest bike split of 143 women.

Half Ironman training has had me doing more long, easy rides and I've slacked off on the shorter intervals. Speed work.

I still don't jump off the moving bike. Got unclipped while on bike but slow to a stop before getting off.

I might try to learn the flying dismount this off-season.

Felt rough running off the bike today. My stomach cramped up some, but it may have been because of the uneven, bumpy gravel road for the first .25 mile or so. Still, could not find any rhythm. My first couple miles were slow- 6:59 or so, but my last split was 6:31. I was just starting to feel really good by the end of the run. Watch came up just a touch longer than 5K- 3.14, but I did not stay tight on all those turns.
Run split= 3/143 females

I need to do a couple more bricks before my next tri.

None. Socialized! Enjoyed being the overall female winner, especially while surrounded by lots of our friends. My husband won the duathlon, too, so it was a great day for us. We've been slacking a little on our training this season, but since going full vegan both of us have been feeling fantastic. I feel that the right nutrition plan can really buy "free" speed.


Lack of bricks and good pool workouts. I also don't think I put in as hard an effort as I'm capable of. Instead of finishing tired and ready to gag, I felt like I was pulling up from a little speed workout or something. There was tons more in the tank. I've done several halves, but never an Olympic distance and think that I might like that distance best.


Perfect race. I can't say enough about the organization, volunteers, race director, venue and timing company. You don't find many races like this. And the cash award and beautiful trophy and necklace were wonderful to take home!