Went out too fast. Had a great week of swims leading up to the event and expected to do well in the swim. Started out too fast and working too hard and left myself struggling to break through the wall. The rest of the swim was a struggle to keep pace.

Go out slow and gradually increase pace

First tansition with a wetsuit. Didn't know what to expect, a little slower than I hoped but it could have been worse.

Will have to get better at getting the suit off quickly. Also need to get shoes and socks on and helmet on quicker

Decent ride for as much as I have been riding lately. Could have hit it harder, but don't know how much that would have cost me on the run.

More long training rides and some interval training

good transition. Ended up adjusting my bike position twice before I left...probably cost me 5 seconds

Really happy with the run. Was suprised to look down at my watch and keep seeing that the pace was between 8:30 and 9:00. It seemed like I was running really easy. I did slow down around mile 4, but got a second wind and finished strong

I was short one power gel. Other than that, I was happy with the run

Searched for beer, found no beer....second choice, searched for food.....found no food


no beer after the race......fortunately, I did not know that until after the race or else I would have been disheartended and finished in about 4 hours


Great course, they ended up getting shafted by the caterer and no food was served after the race, but the volunteers were great and the race was well organized and well planned