I made this so much harder on myself. My garmin clocked 2.26 miles. Everyone kept saying that you needed to swim left to compensate for the current. Well I ended up way too far left and had to swim along the sea wall for quite a bit. Still a fun time and the swim was way better than I had imagined but for me this was a horrible swim performance... its usually my strongest leg!

Learn the course. I did no prep and I didn't even know what the swim exit looked like. I wasn't even sure what I was aiming for!

I went really slow. I already knew I was back of the pack based on my swim time so I just eased off.

I was on a rental bike with a shifting system that was different from my own. This slowed me down a bit. In addition I'm a horrible down hill rider... I use the brakes way too much. I sitll really enjoyed the course and it was a fun experience... just not the best set up for a good performance.

push a little harder on the climbs. I had it in me

I did zero prep for the race so I had no idea I was going to be running in soft sand. I also heard about a sand ladder but didn't have a clue what that was... found out race day :) That said it was a blast to do something different and while it was hard I really did enjoy it.

What a fun race. I kind of wish I had prepped more. I really could have done a ton better if I had a clue what I was doing. I might have to do this one again to see what I can really do.