I have only done 3 open water swims before this. My sighting is always bad. We swam out into direct sun. The second wave appartently all missed the turn buoy, and cut it short. I could see the turn buoy, but missed one of the others and got off course. Had to cut way back to the left to catch the turn buoy. I would love to know how many extra yards I swam. The water was quite choppy as well.

Some day I will learn to site. There is no one to practice with here, so the only practice I get is in my few and far between races.

After seeing my time for the swim, I was so disappointed that I wanted to just quit then. I sort of took my time and moved on.

I wish I know what happened on the bike. I did have some issues with the front brake rubbing for maybe the first 3 miles, but then that was O.K. I didn't feel bad, but did feel I was going as hard as I could. Did the swim wear me out?

Not sure as I'm still trying to work out the problem.

Again, I was frustrated with the whole day and just didn't care about hurrying any more than I did.

I decided not to give up and to just run. I felt good and stayed relaxed. Finally, I was able to pass some people. It was hot, but didn't overheat. Nutrition was right on all day.

Nothing.

Poor sighting. Choppy waters. A generally poor bike ride.


I think I need to start competing to have fun and not for time. I am reaching the conclusion that I will probably never be competitive on the bike or in the water, so I may as well just have a fun and forget about time.