As usual, this was my worst event. With the fog it was difficult to see the bouys, so I tried to just follow the crowd. I had to flip on my back a couple times to calm my breathing, but overall it went better than I expected.

Still need to work on navigation. I went off course a few times

Went fairly quickly. The rocks were painful on the feet, but I survived. I forgot to secure my aero drink, so it fell off before I even left the transition area. Oh well...

Double check my equipment.

Wet course combined with poor road conditions creates an interesting time for a poor cyclist such as myself. Really, the conditions were the problem. I've been in FL the past 5 months where there are no hills. This course was nothing but hills, and not the gently rolling kind that were advertised. My thighs were burning the entire time. Welcome home Andrew...

Also, I was slipping gears the entire time. Not fun as you try to climb a hill.

Need to train on hills more and have my cables adjusted.

With the rain I decided to wear socks. This took a significant amount of time.

I will never run with socks on an Olympic race again.

I felt dead the first couple miles. I was able to pick up the pace for the rest of the run, but it was still significantly slower than normal. I can run a 10k in 40 minutes, so 46 was a shock. However, with the hills blasting my legs I shouldn't be too surprised.

Don't wear socks!

The rain cooled me down.


I trained in the wrong conditions.