This was tough, my shoulder couldn't hack more than 400-500 meters. I limped the whole way after if finally tired out and the arthritis pain was too acute to handle at a high pace. It seemed like an eternity before I made the last turn for the finish platform.

Just bad luck that my RA decided to pop up all of a sudden and have it hit in my shoulder of all places.

Right before the National Anthem, the wind changed directions almost 180 degrees and there was a front that moved throught the race site. Temps dropped about 15 degrees instantly and fog came in. By the time I got into T1, I knew that being wet in those temps would not be good for the core body temp. I went into my transition bag and dug out the long sleeved shirt I arrived in and turned it back right side out and struggled to put it on which was hard since I was wet from the swim.

This was a bad T1 time due to having to put my shirt on. I should or could have researched the weather better and swam with a long sleeved shirt instead of trying to do it while in transition.

Train!

Handled getting off the bike well but poked through the rest. I had to take off my shirt and all the rest of T2 stuff but my hands were stiff from the cold air hitting my hands and arms. No choice but to fumble through everything.

Nothing

Total lack of any training at all