Wasn't nervous for the swim at all, just set out wanting to "complete" entire swim freestyle & not get passed by the people behind me.

I probably could have went faster, as I had much left over for the last 100, & tried to catch the person 20 meters ahead of me. Kind of crazy, since there was only 50 meters left

Took my time to let the heart rate settle down after speeding up the last part of the swim, & a guy by my bike asking me which part of the Tri was my least favorite.

Not much time on the bike the past month really showed.

Get on the bike more in the weeks preceding.

Slipped out of shoes before heading into transition area really helped. This transition went really smooth. Was warned by my daughter that it was hot & humid compared to what we're used to, so poured some cold water over my head

Used every drink station to mainly pour water over me. Thought I felt hot, but evidently not as bad as the people I passed. Humidity prbly got to me somewhat, as our part of the state is hot, but really dry.

Go faster, fel like I was just plodding along.

Walked around & ate a banana & drank some water


The last 2-3 weeks, with everything else going on in my life, I had really cut back on the running & cycling. I had changed my goal of having the best Tri of the season, to just completely finishing the swim freestyle, & having a good time on the bike & run. It is kind of fun to visit a little sometimes when you come up to someone on the run.


Plan on returning next year, with my wife also completing. Hopefully will the the BT group pic & some more pics posted tonite.