I pounded the run hard cuz I felt good and because this race only had one run segment, so I didn't have to "save" anything.

No problems in T1. I would say I spent less than 1 minute in T1

I really blew it. At mile 8.5, turning from one road to another, I came in too fast and too shallow. Between a bump, some light gravel etc. etc, I lost control amd went off the road, over a 3-foot culvert and head first into 3-foot tall grass and weeds. Didn't roll; landed with a solid bone-jarring thump on my right shoulder and heard something go CRACK! Volunteers helped me up and it took me a god 3-4 minutes to gain my bearings and assure myself I didn't break my right shoulder or collar bone. Riding in the aero position was OK, but standing up in the hills really hurt. Needless to say my focus was gone for the next several miles, to say nothing of the great race I was having. Still finished in the top 1/3, but out of AG contention.


Not crash!

No second run segment in this race.

Water and bananas


Crashing and a separated shoulder


This was an interesting learning experience on two fronts. First, with only one run segment it really becomes a "biker's" race. I had a great run, but doing my usual 20-21 mph on the bike got passed by many pooer runners who could bike 24-26 mph. I count on the second run in a du or the final run in a tri to even the odds. I will be working all winter on improving my power on the bike. The second thing I learned is to be more cautious in the turns. I've had other close calls this year because I have this macho idea about staying fast in the turns. I can easily back off and not lose any time to others. As far as the shoulder, I couldn't use the arm to drive home. "bout killed me to get my bike on the car rack. Went to the ER at wife's insistence, nothing broken but I do have a separation. Very sore and I wear a sling on and off when my shoulder gets tired. Just will take some time to heal.