My first OWS ever. Very relaxed steady pace, 1:30 is just over my tt-pace. Came out of the water in the front group of my wave.

Push a bit harder.

When trying to get out of the wetsuit I got really dizzy and had to sit down. Might have been the cold water. Sitting down I had a very hard time getting out of the wetsuit.

Figure out how to avoid dizziness. Practice practice pratice getting out of the suit, both standing and sitting down.

Started out too fast on the first lap after the frustrating T1. My HR was upper Z4 on lap 1 but legs staid OK. Settled down in lap 2 and tried to pace a bit better pushing hard on lap 3. Z3-Z4 effort mostly.

There were some pros in the field, amazing how hard they flew past me!

Better (emotional) control on lap 1, don't race off like a madman.
The results show that I have to significantly improve the bike part, although I was not too unhappy with the 16mph average for me it is far from competitive. Drink a bit more.

Pretty good transition.

Bit faster into the shoes. Drink some extra on the bike before getting off.

Pretty good run for me, legs felt ok but midsection was hurting a bit. Upper Z3-Z4 effort.

Running still needs some more work, but has been improving steadily.

Drank my gatorade/protein mix. Walk around to cool down and did some light stretching


Fitness, specially on the bike. Bad T1.


First year, possibly first time for the organizers.
Very nice course, the race went off pretty well, but organization was shaky. It took them over 2 hours to get the awards out and they were shaky. Post race food and drink was poor.
As I liked the course, might try them again next year and see whether the organization improved.

Amazing that some pros and top racers showed up. Astonishing to see how strong they were specially on the bike. It was a very motivating race for me. Ready to start kicking butt on the bike!!