waded out for a bit. Finally got enough depth to dive in. Wasnt really that bad swimming in the waves once I got under them. Just had to turn head back to breath a bit more than usual. Also had to dodge some folks who got off course and were coming up the return leg. Weird to run headlong into swim waves.

swim more. but hey, I was out of the water in 10 min which is a 20 min. 1/2 mile time and that is typical for me even if I did swim alot.

no transition times. The transistion area was set up literally yards from the swim exit so a fast transistion was possible. I did futz around trying to figure out if I wanted to wear socks or not and whether to wear a jacket since it was windy. Didnt do either. Tried the 'feet on shoes' thing. Shouldnt have done that since I havent practiced it this year and also because...DUH...the bike leg starts out right into an uphill!! Extremely tough to slide feet into shoes going uphill!

put shoes on before.

Typical Hilly New Hampshire terrain! Some gnarly hills to tear down and to grind up. Beautiful views of Lake Winnepasauke and area. stopped breifly to try and offer help to a guy with a flat. He wanted to run the last mile or so in bike shoes I guess since he didnt take the offer. On the final hill, I was blasting down the hill, tucked tight in the drops, riding a line, probably close to 40 mph, when I hit a bump in the road and flatted! Luckily there was only a 1/4 mile to go to the finish so I kept the bike in control and rode the flat in. Kinda sketchy, guess that was one of my 9 lives.

Pretty quick change out. Shoe off, helmet off, socks on, shoes on. Transistion right on the road so VERY quick. Isis almost ran me down in T-2!!! She was flying in. HeHeHe...but I was ahead of her!!!

Phew!!! Less than 25 yds from the start of the run is a MOTHER of a hill!! I mean CRAZY!! 115 ft in less than a 1/2 mile! (check out the elevation graph on my log) Walk or run...all the same speed. Then down hill and then back up a hill again. Crazy head wind off the lake at the 1/2 way point and then back into some crazy hills. Saw cappy cheering!! What a great guy!! Spied Isis on the out and back. She looked strong, but I was still ahead of her!! heehee.....

felt the run was better than expected for the course. Just survive the hills.

Grab a couple layers QUICK! Dang wind was blowing in, stronger now. Sand blowing all over the place. Cheer Isis in for the finish. Strong finish girl!

Cheered on Isis grabbing 2nd place!!! in AG! Another podium spot!! yeehaaaa!!

Chatted with Cappy about this and that then onto a wonderful lunch 'lakeside' at the Isis camp with Cappy and Isis. She has a sweet place right on the lake. Cool to chill and chat with these 2 great BT peeps.



hills. and wind. Even with that, I feel the race was a challenge that I was up to. (got to get front derailler adjusted before cranberry though, it didnt shift crisply0


Great local race. Roads were open to traffic but there wasnt too much to deal with. Terrain offered a great challenge. Small town flairs.