Last weeks OWS was an experience with some rough water and white caps, this was much more calm and I started out easy and built for the last leg. I wasn't really warmed up to start out with... early season race. Was second out of the water out of my wave.

I was going through the first two waves a lot on the last leg and zig zagged a bit. The short sighting mark was a waving fluorescent orange thing and a swimmer I was catching had a wet suit with the same color sleeves.. funny but had me going a little nuts wondering why I was seemingly having a hard time sighting straight.

Went well... right ankle/wet suit off was a bit slow but I'm being picky.

Bike went well. Billed as a tough course but I didn't get out of my saddle but once and I did that just to get off my saddle. Kept a bit in check since the run was billed as pretty tough.

I race this one again, I hammer it a bit more. Left a mph or two out there.

T2 went well

T2 went well... my daughter mentioned another guy came around the corner on his pedal ready to dismount... LOL I pedaled a bit down the chute, flying dismount went off fine. :)

Mentally this course beat me or maybe yesterday finally caught up with me. I didn't race the run I just hung on... not a fan of hilly run course and this one is nothing but. :)

If I do this one again knowing what I'm getting into will be a bit of an edge... race it next time!! Not spend the previous day travelling and touring colleges... tiring day.

Nothing special, stopped running and being done is always a good feeling.


I spent the day before traveling and touring UNC at Chapel Hill and Duke... long day and I was tired coming in. Not an A race so no big deal but I'd have preferred to be better rested coming into an Oly with a long bike and tough run course. Race went real well on an even but not super hard effort. Felt good going through the motions, transitions, etc.