good swim - not as tight on the sighting since didn't do as much with no buoys - kept getting some mouthfuls of water on right side for first half of cove swim, also got a big rush of cold river current when got to the spillway

bit more focus

did the Andy Potts trick with cap & goggles which worked well - still got suit hung up on ankles

need to practice on the dis-suiting a lot more

really run ride, felt pretty good on the descents
felt good but didn't push like should have

need to push harder in same gear or change to a higher gear

good ride into T2, lots of tight turns, got off bike well and racked it, good getting into shoes

need a strategy for stairs - too shallow for single hops, two hard to do double hops entire way
had some slight cramping in right calf for first mile of run, some side stiches on last mile

push harder - push on the cadence more. Think with a slight push on the cadence closer to 90 or higher can make a nicer run.

walking around, lots of fluids, calf massages, choc milk


I think the bike/run paces were mental - didn't feel that push to the edge like at Blue Lake couple weeks ago
pacing is a different experience with the swim instead of two runs, need to learn how far I can push the bike pace and still have a good run


This was the innagural race but it was a lot of fun - placed 3rd in my age group of 40/49 (2nd from 40-44) which was a big surprise. No post race protein drinks and the food compared to AA races was mediocre, but that didn't really make a difference in the experience. Best part was the racks were tall so for the first time I could rack my back on the front of the seat. Overall a really fun race and will look forward to it next year!