This was NOT a good swim for me. I have simply not been putting in the pool time to swim well. My gym membership is near work, but I haven't been able to break away long enough to get in more than a couple of short workouts in the past few months. This is reflected in my swim time. Typically I'm in the top 15-20%, but was well below that in this race.

Still, this was about as fast as I expected. Note that the swim time also includes a short run to the timing mat.

Train. Maybe I need to get a vasa trainer or something to work on my swim strength and stamina.

This is an estimated time. The timing company had mats at the beginning and end of transition, but must have missed the end and re-entry, because they lumped T1, bike and T2 together in the splits.

This was a pretty good transition. I ran from the pool, put on the helmet and ran with the bike. I thought I'd try getting into the shoes on the bike. This was the only slow part of my T1. I had a hard time getting in and ended up riding a few pedal strokes with one shoe upside down and scraping the ground.

Practice getting into shoes on the bike.

I feel pretty good about this ride. I've been struggling with consistency lately, yet I feel like I was flying past people the whole time. I managed to pass three of the people in my AG that got out of the water before me, leaving only thd 1st overall athlete.

We didn't start my wave of the event until after 11:00. By the time I was on the bike, it was getting very hot, and it was particularly humid due to recent rains. This didn't bother me too much during most of the ride, but I could definitely feel it on the hills.

I wouldn't do much differently during the race. I certainly need to train more seriously. I feel like I'm not at my potential right now.

Both transitions went very well in this race, but particularly T2. My dismount was particularly good. I managed to get out of the shoes and on to my left pedal while still traveling at almost full speed. I hit the brakes right before the dismount strip and stepped off in full stride. This is the best dismount and run through transition I think I've ever had.

Nothing. This was a clean T2.

This was a HORRIBLE run for me. It was HOT on the course! By the time I got off the bike, it was 93 degrees outside, with a humidity that easily put the heat index to over 100. Usually my legs start to burn when I'm pushing my run limits, but I never even got close to this. My stomach was cramping, and my head was pounding. I struggled just to keep moving. This affected others too, but I do feel at a disadvantage, because I have not yet adjusted to the humidity here. Toward the end, I was getting dizzy and just trying to make sure I could maintain consciousness.

On a cool day, I should have been a solid 3 minutes faster on this course.

I don't really feel there was much I could do.

I immediately collapsed after the run for a few minutes. I got up and made my way to the pool, where I soaked for a few minutes to cool myself down. This helped me to recover.


The heat was really the only factor other than training inconsistency.


This was a first time event. As such, it could have been run a little better. On the plus side, the director was very safety conscious. On the other end, they didn't order enough T-shirts or goodie bags and had no post-race food. I also hear that they ran out of water on the course, which was a big oh-oh on such a hot day.

I'd do this again next year if for no other reason than it was just nice and low key, and I certainly had fun.