The swim felt awesome! I was able to get into a good rhythm right from the start and kept up the pace for the whole portion. I went off in wave 2 and managed to pass almost all of wave 1 to be the 4th or 5th person out of the water, despite wave 1's 3 minute head start. No complaints here.

Nothing

I really need to get the hang of having my shoes clipped to the bike already. It's really slowing my T1 down having to step into my shoes, run through transition, stop, clip in, and then start riding.

T1 continues to be something I have to improve.

Again, I would love to know my splits here because I felt so good on the bike. The first 10 miles or so I was just smoking and didn't see another cyclist until I hit 1 part of the road where there was a slight turn around...only 3 people were in front of me. I couldn't believe it, but I was literally in 4th place out of waves 1 and 2. On one of the last hills I switched from the big ring to the little ring and my chain dropped...D'oh! I had to stop and get off the bike to re-mount it, it cost me about 2 minutes but it felt like 10! In that time only 1 cyclist passed me and I almost had caught up to him by the time we hit T2.

I haven't had a bike tune up in almost a year, which may have prevented the chain from dropping. Maybe be more careful when I switch rings. This was a great ride and I can't complain.

My T2's have come a long way since last year. No complaints here.

My legs felt like Jello getting off the bike and my right calf was screaming from the horse kick the morning before. I wasn't out of breath or winded, but no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't get my legs to work; they felt like lead blocks. I thought for sure I had lost any hope in a top 3 age group finish here and am really curious what my official split for this is. I was hoping to come in under 7 minute miles but it felt like I was running closer to 8:30's. Just brutal. After about 2 miles I started to get my legs back but I just didn't have the conditioning and fitness I needed.

Not get kicked by a horse! Also, I need to do more bricks to get used to running off the bike.

I stood in the misting tent for a few minutes. I ate a banana, 2 gatorates, and a popsicle...this was awesome! The event had generators powering a good humor style freezer filled with popsicles! Best idea ever, mad props to the event staff for this!


Lack of preparation (more bricks), dropping my chain on the bike course and getting kicked by a 1500 pound animal with a brain the size of a walnut.


This was the first ever Wauconda Triathlon, and I hope it's the first of many! The race directors were organized and helpful, the volunteers were simply fantastic, the course was excellent and I have nothing but positive things to say. The guy on the mic MCing the awards ceremony was hysterical. Much props to the police and FD guys who helped support the race also.