I wore an underarmor shirt for the swim. This was a first time thing for me but I wanted to have it on because I was also going to try the Camelback and knew I wouldn't be able to get in on after I was wet.

Also, my plan was to really not push the swim. I haven't spent much time in the pool and I didn't want to blow up from the swim.

I ALWAYS seem to feel my timing chip loosen while I am swimming and I get nervous it is going to come off. This time was no different. Next time I am going to use electrical tape to give me some piece of mind. I stopped, treaded water for a good 10 seconds trying to tighten it.

I got out of the water feeling really good. I was able to run/jog all the way to my bike without a huge spike in my HR. No dizziness or anything.

Tape my chip so I know it isn't going to come off.

My sighting was pretty good. There was a huge draft rounding the first bouy which I noticed because I was messing with my chip and I was getting pushed along :)

This was a long and painful transition. I would guess it was over 100 yards but it was over a road full of pebbles. My feet aren't used to that. But I survived. I also had a little trouble with the straps on my camelbak. They were twisted and I couldn't get it untwisted for a minute.

Just smooth out the camelbak set up. But it worked really great. I probably won't use bottles for any more races (and this includes the aerobottle).

This was my best bike ever. I am getting really comfortable on the tri-bike. Dialing in what works best for me (position, hydration, climbs, jumps etc....)

When I passed someone I passed strong. Only one person that I had passed , re-passed me.

A 20+mph average is a goal that only now seems like a reality.... especially if I want to be able to run the entire run.

There were some areas that had imperceiveable inclines that had me looking at my tires to see if I had a flat. I just got up out of the saddle for anthing that was slowing me under 19.

Absolutely nothing.

This was a smooth transition. Nothing majorly out of the ordinary to state.

Nothing

I had high hope for the run. I have been trying to increase my mental toughness so I can run through some uncomfortablness. The bike had went well and I felt pretty good heading out to run.

The day had been overcast but the sun finally broke through and was beating down making me pretty hot by the turn around.

3 or 4 people in my age group passed me on the run and I tried to catch them on the way back in but just couldn't muster speed.

This is my fasted 5k in a race ever. I didn't walk any. I did draft off a 55 yo age grouper for about half a mile and it really helped me mentally before I passed him.

Nothing

Drank water and powerade


this was a solid performance.


This race gets my highest rating. This race course was better than MiM. I also like the size (350ish). Not to big but not to small.

I am really glad to have a "good" triathlon. Most of the time something goes wrong or just doesn't workout. But this time things went well. I will probably now have 3 races of problems but it's races like this one tht get me excited about racing.

This was my best race ever. I was firmly in the middle of the pack. 34/60. While I think it is a fluke for me to place that high it sure is nice to see.