We lined up according to our 300 yard swim times and then one person jumped in every 10 seconds. Since we were using chip timing, physical place didn't matter.

Absolutely nothing - the swim was great. My only gripe is that part of our swim time included the run from the water to the transition area. Oh well. According to my watch, I was actually in the water for 5:45, so I was pleased.

I brought a bucket and put water in it to rinse the debris off my feet when I got to my bike. It worked great! My socks went on great, I didn't have any problems with my helmet or sunglasses, and since I put my gloves on during the bike ride, I didn't have to wrestle with them.

I don't know how I could get any faster on my transition right now.

I had checked the elevation on Google earth, and it lied to me. We drove the course a couple times the night before and weren't very excited about it. There were no long flat stretches. It was either up or down. Oh well.

Train more on hills!

I felt like I had a good transition here, with the exception that I fought for a couple seconds with my gloves. I should have just kept them on and stuffed them in my shirt pockets. I will do this next time!

Don't fight with the bike gloves - take them with me.

I stretched my calves before leaving the transition area, and then once more about 1/2 mile in to the run. I wanted to avoid any cramps. About 2/3 mile in to the run, my HR was still pretty high (180+), so I stopped to walk briskly until it settled down towards 120-130. It did and I took off.

Nothing! I had a great run and felt good out there.

Walked around for a couple minutes and then stretched really good.


There is a saying we have here at BT: Nothing New on Race Day. My only problem came from trying a new flavor of GU: Mint Chocolate. It went down fine, but gave me some issues on the run as it was digesting properly. My guess is that I didn't need it at all.


The organization of this race was first rate! We did not stick around for the awards ceremony as we had to get back up to KC for activities at home. There were a lot of great volunteers and staff that knew what was going on, which was awesome! I will definitely be back next year!