I started on the far right and went harder than usual at the start. I felt good and kept a good pace the whole way, catching a few drafts here and there.

If I had started more in the middle, I might have been able to draft off some faster people. Sprinting at the begining was a good idea, but could have capitalized on it better if I was not off to the side as much.

The t-area was moved this year and I had to run over some pavement, which hurt my feet. Ate my Gu and jumped on the bike.

I rode hard the whole way. I got passed by some fast guys that started in previous waves and had to navigate the slow people from the later waves during the second loop.

Just a little bit faster and I would have hit 23 mph. Maybe next year.

I missed the first mile marker, but got my splits for the last two. With less than a mile to go, a little old lady pulled out of a side street, didn't see me and ran into me. I fell onto her hood and then on the ground, scratching up my hands, knees and butt. I got up and kept going and the guy behind me yelled at her. If I have to get hit by a car while training or racing, I'm glad it was just a Saturn going 10 mph. The last mile I ran hard and could hear someone behind me, which pushed me harder.

The split for the first two miles was slow, I could have picked up the pace a little.

I walked around, cleaned the dirt from my fall off and waited for Danielle to finish.


Still one of my favorite races even though I crash my bike and hit by cars. This was my fifth year here and plan on coming back every year.