I suck at swimming. I swallowed a gigantic gulp of nasty HK seawater 30 seconds into the race as I was breathing. Fastest time: 7:24.

I would cool the swim down a little bit. I went out a little harder than I should have because I was panicking that I was one of the last swimmers.

Standard transition. I wasn't really trying to cut lots of time in T1.

Not much. I might be a little quicker getting onto my bike, but that's it.

A sweet hilly route. I caught a lot of people on the bike segment, and pushed it for most of the way. Fastest time: 41:29.

I probably went a little bit too hard, causing me to slow down a bit on the run.

I totally missed my equipment because more triathletes had come and dropped their stuff around mine. I lost precious time trying to find my running shoes.

Make sure I know where my equipment is, from the perspective that I am coming in on the back.

I went a little bit too hard at first and sagged in the middle of the race. I also did not get the hydration or fueling that I needed. Fastest time was 33:19.

I would make sure to pace myself properly and bring myself home with a more vibrant kick.

Tiny jog followed by a short stretch session.


Pacing.


A great race with a great group of triathletes in HK! There were even some pro triathletes here. One Slovakian guy who smoked the competition but skipped part of the bike course, leading to a DQ.