I really need to start these races slower, but when I go the speed I need to it seems really slow. I'll learn someday. Apparently guys my age are all runners bc I think I am having decent times in the run and only ok times on the bike, but I was last in my age group in both runs and made up for it on the bike. Oh well. I'll need to start running more.

Better pacing. Use different sunglasses lenses.

Tried to hop on saddle and ended up on my top tube. It didn't take long to get on the saddle and pedaling though.

Figure out how to mount my bike better. Maybe try starting with the shoes already clipped in.

My chain fell off again very near the end which cost a good minute. I didn't know the course and it seemed like I was going over the same spots several times (yes I know there were 3 loops). I didn't drink enough though bc the roads were kind of rough and this makes it hard to drink from the aerobottle since I have to look down. There was a guy I tried to pass that would speed up as soon as I would get close. Trying to avoid apenalty, I backed off since I wasn't going to pass in the 15 seconds, but when I backed off, he slowed down too so I was still too close and had to really slow down. I finally passed him through a corner and never saw him again. People like that bug me.

Learn how to shift without the chain falling off. Drink more.

I remembered to take my feet out this time.

At the turn around, there was a mixup with me grabbing a cup from a kid, and so I turned around like 2 feet in front of the cone to get a cup from someone else. Shame on me. Towards the end, I kept checking everyone's age to make sure no one in my AG was passing me and never saw anyone (Seeing as how there were only 4 in my AG). At the end when I went through the tunnel, I was all alone and considered walking, but instead I ran the whole thing through the timing mat. My calves were sore the whole time and so was my right inner thigh. Something is either wrong with my legs or my seat is not on straight.

Run faster. Drink more on the bike. Go around the cone.

Lack of run training. This crappy week.


The bike racks actually made the bikes hang. This makes me very happy.

The Michael Young bobblehead trophy was nice too.