seemed to have trouble not pulling to the right away from the bouys. found myself on the outside of the swim and away from the pack most of the time so I lost time by lengthening the course. I also had a minor cramp in my left calf at the end of the swim when I tried to stop abruptly to keep from running over a slower swimmer that I didn't see until it was almost too late. The cramp left in about 30-45 sec and didn't return.

better sighting - gotta practice that

had a 300 ft run from water to T1 and a fresh water shower to rinse off the salt.

the headwind on the way out was tough - 10-15 mph made it a bit difficult to get up to speed and/or maintain it. I was averaging well below what I wanted at the turn. But the tailwind on the way back was fun! I made up a lot of my time on the 2nd half of the course.

I needed chamois cream for this longer ride. I ended up with a saddle sore (not too bad). More interval training and general speed work would help.

Had some trouble getting my shoes on and completing this transition. Took longer than I wanted.

go faster!

Took it nice and easy out of transition and settled in very well. Felt great until the last two miles and then it was basically willpower from there.

keep on training to improve my time.

walking and stretching


lack of experience and training - need to continue to lose weight


This was a great step up for me - my first oly distance. Fabulous venue. Only a few minor difficulties in the organaization of the race (extra tickets, etc.), but I would do this race again in a heart beat. I had a blast and can't wait to improve on my time next year!