This was about right on target for me. I'm not a fast swimmer, just a consistent one.

Took my time in transition. After exiting transition, I decided to run the 25-30 up to the top of the hill to get away from everyone who was trying to clip into their pedal on the steep up hill start.

The crosswinds going up to Hawi almost knocked me off my bike 2-3 times. There was a 5 miles stretch after the turnaround that I had a great tailwind and passed a lot of people. I was holding on for my life during that time. It wasn't just a tailwind, but a slight crosswind at your back as well. Very scary.

Needed to spend more time on the bike to have a better day.

Made sure I got my hat and my ziplock bag for ice. I knew it was going to be a hot run.

Tried my best to run, but my lack of training and the heat limited my performance. This ended up being a watch the clock race. I knew how much time I had to finish and I paced myself to beat the cut off.

Train with longer runs.

Walked around and rested. Tried to keep my legs from giving out on me.


I didn't get enough long rides and runs into my training.


This was my 11th 70.3 race and it was my toughest yet. I'm an end of the pack racer anyway, but the wind and heat took its toll.