Pretty good swim overall. I am actually surprised about my time- I felt like most of the swim was crowded and that I wasn't going too fast. Started off kinda 'messy' because we were able to run for 10-15 feet before actually starting the swim. I dove in a bit early while others were still running. I think it's kinda hard to run in the water, so I figure that diving in might work better. Swim stayed pretty crowded until the last bouy, but I just kept very close to the bouy and tried to pick off people one by one. I had a nice pace with a girl I used to swim with and I just tried to hang with her. Finished off with the quick jog up to T-area.

Not too much. I realized that I should be starting at the very front of my wave and that's worked well. I need to just remember to push as hard as possible on the swim to take advantage of being a strong swimmer.

Good T1 time, I think this is my second fastest T1 so far. I was smack dab in the middle of the transition area, on the outside edge too. Good thing there was a huge tree and a balloon right by me! Need to always be focusing on transitions since you can loose a lot with a slower time.

Not too much. Might try training some without socks to cut down my time, might not.

This was the best bike in a race so far. It felt great! I was only passed by 3-4 women with only one in my AG. It was awesome! I don't remember this course being so fast, but I felt like I was flying...getting 21+ mph at some points. I tried to stay in aero most of the time except for some of the uphills. One frustration was that many women were riding 2-3 wide and it was hard to pass, luckily everyone moved over pretty quickly with and 'on your left'.

Not too much, I'd love to repeat this performance soon!

First one back on my rack! Then a nice fast T2. I've tried to spend the last bit of the bike going through my transition in my head. I think it helped!

Not too much...

This is my weakest part of tri's for sure- and this course wasn't easy for me. It seemed like there was always a little hill in front of me. My goal was to keep running and not get discouraged mentally. I did pass some people in older AG's, but got passed by several girls in my AG. Not good! It's easy for me to say that I could have run faster, but I do think I was giving it pretty close to my best. Plus, my time was a PR or close to one, so I won't complain.

Continue working on my run. It's what I need to improve by 3:00-5:00 to be AG competitive. It's promising b/c I feel I've made improvements in the past 12 months, I think it's just going to be a slow process. I figure is a good challenge to have!

Grabbed water, my shirt and watched people finish. Looked for Kraig forever, but he was still on the run course. Got a quick massage at the PT Solutions tent before leaving.


Overall, not much. I could have gotten more sleep, but I don't think it affected me too bad.


Good race and I'll do it every year if it works on my schedule. You can't beat having a short 20 min drive to a race.