Mass start. Paced off the lead group for first couple tenths but the pace picked up a bit and I fell back. I didn't push to stay on as I had planned on running my race.

Felt good on the run. Course was a bit longer than 2.0mi according to Laura's gps. Based on my HR & pace, I would agree. Actual pace was prob around 6:40.

Avg HR 168
Max HR 171

In hindsight, prob coulda pushed a bit harder.

Got into T1 and noticed my bike was knocked down, helmet was under Laura's bike and lost some of my Gu2o onto Laura's bike shoes (sorry!). I had racked my bike leaning against the legs of the rack since my seat is too high to easily rack on the nose the way I wanted it facing.

Picked up bike, put on help and took off. I had the shoes on the pedals and had them supported w/ rubber bands. I still can't do the "running jump" onto the bike. I fumbled a bit getting my feet into the shoes. Having the toe covers on didn't help. Prob cost myself 5-10s. Need to practice.

Avg HR 168
Max HR 171
OA 14/106

Rack bike better. Practice getting into shoes more often.

Needless to say, I took the cone turn-around quite conservatively. Minus the fumbling getting into my shoes, I raced my race. Went out comfortable for the first lap (21-22 on the straight away. Picked up effort for 2nd and 3rd laps and was holding 22-23 on straight away.

Drank ~16oz of Gu2o and took one Gu.

In hindsight, my endurance is strong enough where I could have taken the first lap at an effort more consistent with laps 2 and 3.

Racked bike, took off helmet and put on sneakers. Pretty cool feeling running into T2 and its practically empty. That's a first for me. Reminds me of the ads in Triathlete Magazine w/ Norman Stadler's bike as the only one in T2 in Kona.

Avg HR 167
Max HR 168
OA Rank: 4/106 (I'm a T2 monster!)

nada

Based on a quick glance at the number of bikes in T2, I thought I was in 5th place. After the first turn-around I realized I was in 6th. I raced rather defensivily...opting not to push too early to try and catch the guy in 5th and 4th (top 3 were too far ahead to be reasonable targets for me). Again just raced my race. I didn't catch them, but no one caught me.

I probably should have worked early in the run to catch the guys in front of me. Not sure I could have, but the next guy behind me was about 1:20 back at about 0.5mi...could I really have blown up so bad that he would have caught me?

Drank water and walked/jogged back to see Laura on the course. After she finished, did some stretching.


Overall I was happy w/ this race. First time I earned hardware.

(1) My training is endurance focused not sprint
(2) 2nd du ever
(3) For shorter races, I can be more aggressive and race against other and not just against the clock. Like bike racing, when someone makes a move, you need to answer.


Very good race. The post race breakfast buffet and award ceremony were indoors in two ballrooms of the convention center. Awards were presented on stage. Tons of free raffle givaways. They even had banquet staff taking away the plates and silverware. Not an everyday occurance at a multisport event!