Course was a bit long, considering times. It was also non-wetsuit legal, so that affected time a bit too. Considering all that, I'm happy with that time. According to a spectator shouting out positions, I was 15th out of the water.

Drafting was so-so. I hung with the lead packs until the first turn buoy ( about 600m or so ) then they pulled away. I was kinda in no-man's land without many drafting possibilities. I did the best I could though and found some feet to pull me into the finish after swimming solo for a bit. Felt touches on my feet the whole swim, so I had my own lamprey's this time.

Good T1. A little run up the park to transition. Glasses on. Helmet on. Grabbed bike and gone!

It was very very humid, so glasses fogged up a bit. That was annoying, but didn't slow me down.

21st fastest T1 of the day. :)

The part through the park was tough. It rained the night before, so all the roads were slick, wet blacktop. We were warned that crossing the yellow line would result in immediate DQ. So had to go slower through some of the turns to stay in control and "inside the lines". A few steep hills with turns at the bottom made things fun.

The rest of the course once we got out of the park was great. It was smooth surfaces, mostly dry, and mostly flat. I cranked pretty good on this part. Back into the park and I had to slow again a bit due to the conditions.

Push harder. Average watts were a little lower than I was hoping for.

I missed my rack, which cost me a few seconds. I also put on socks, which slows me down a bit in T2, but without which I'd lose far more time on the run. I almost left without my gel flask and had to go back for that.

A few dumb mistakes cost me some time here. T2 was nearly empty when I got back in, being in the first wave and all. I need to mark, my rack better so I can find it easier. I should put my gel flask in my pocket before coming into transition, so I don't have to grab that off the bike in transition.

This run really hurt. A lot more than Three Rivers did. I think the hills at Indy were steeper, which makes 'em hurt more. I was uncomfortable for most of the run, and HR was about 5 beats higher than at Three River ( it was low to mid 160's ). Never really felt like I hit my stride. This run took a lot more mental effort than past races.

Keep running and getting faster.

Walk around, drink gatorade, cheer for the rest of the Salt Creek Tri Club as they came across the line. Stretched.


Weather. It was very wet on the bike, so that made things slower.