Swimming is my limiter. This was my first race, but not my first swim, in my new wetsuit.

Start taking lessons sooner!! Even though I beat my time last year by 6min, I could have gone faster, and want to keep practicing to get better in the water.

A pretty long run from water to transition, but it was on carpet.

Run faster.

I just got my tri bike the week prior, and only had three rides under my belt, and none this hilly. I'm still getting used to the new geometry and position.

Well, I didn't taper at all, and did a 3hr, hard ride the day before. I could have gone faster, if my legs weren't trashed. But I didn't "race" on the bike in order to save my legs and avoid injury.

I've gotten pretty good at my T-1's.

Nothing.

Like the bike, I didn't push the run at all. I basically jogged it at a comfortable pace. Last year, I cramped, so this year I used a fuel belt to avoid dehydration.

I could have pushed it, but didn't want to risk injury in a "C" race.

Stretched. Ate some cookies and bananas at the finish line.

Packed up my gear, and we all headed to McDonald's as my daughters' reward for being so good and cheering fo me during the race.


Being a poor swimmer. Otherwise, if I had raced and pushed harder, I could have finished at least 8min. faster. But getting older and wiser, I held back, knowing that I'm in the middle of another training plan. In years' past, I would have risked injury and went all out.

I had alot of fun!!!


See above.

This is a great race and alot of fun. The field grows each year, and is getting stronger.