Started in the front, got a great start, and for the most part, I stayed in the front of the pack. My lovely wife said I was one of the first out of the water (From the data, I was the 11th person out of the water). I had some minor sighting issues, some fogging and issues with sun in my eyes, but for the most part, it was good. There were some waves due to water skiiers.

I need to figure out the whole fogging thing, as well as work on adjusting goggles to fit better. I also need to keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, just keep swimming.

Didn't dry off and no socks - just helmet, glasses and shoes - was very quick for me.

Actually felt pretty good - only thing to try would be to put shoes on while on bike. I also did not strap the shoes tight, left them a little loose. This was not on purpose, and my middle toes were pretty numb at T2.

Race felt FAST on the new bike. I got a little tired on a couple of spots, but, for the most part, I didn't do too bad on the ride. Speaking of the ride, I like the new bike - it's fast!. Plus, I really like the Aero bottle and the Bento box setup. Next purchase is a Chaero Disk Cover for the rear wheel - now that I am riding fast enough to warrant Aerodynamics.

Ride lots, there is always time to gain on the bike by riding faster. I think I was in pretty good condition today, but I could feel there is room for improvement. I need to experiment with nutrition - I ate 2 Orange Clif Shot Block with Caffine while on the bike, and kept burping it up on the way back. I *may* have had a bit much liquid on the ride too, bit not enough to cause issues. More water/less Gatorade - and need to train with whatever liquid I am going to race with - usually train with water.

I also need to ride the tri bike more - I need to get the seat (both the bike and mine) broken in.

Got shoes off while approaching the dismount line - worked out well. Racked bike a little sloppy, probably lost up to 5 seconds here. No socks - just slipped shoes on, grabbed hat and belt and put them on while running. This worked out very nicely, and made for a screaming fast (fast for me) T2.

Lost at least 5-10 seconds fighting with my left shoe heel - it pushed down while pulling my shoes on. Sloppy bike racking cost me probably less than 5 seconds.

My running sucks. I have great swim, T1, bike & T2, only to watch it go down the drain with my run. Granted, my run was faster than normal (by 5 minutes), just not quite where I want it to be. I think my 10 mile run last weekend was definetly helpful, will be doing more of that in the immediate future.

Run lots more. My run felt a little better, but my HR kept hitting in the mid-170s, and I had to walk a couple of times for about 30 seconds to try to get it down enough so I could finish the race - this is a conditioning issue. I need to work on my 5k time - I need to get my 5k time down 5 minutes, to the low 20's - it wouldn't have put me in position to get hardware, but would have put me BoFoP.

Some liquids, some food, and a massage.


I had a great race, I'll think about this and add, but for the most part, I think I just really need to work on my overall run conditioning, obviously I need to work on my conditioning on all sports.


One again, Tuxedo Brothers makes a hit - I'm glad to have been a part of the first year of this race.