Personal Best time at this distance so I'm happy. I definitely went all out because I was very winded at T1. I meant to stay to te outside but I followed some swimmers as they tracked closer to the buoys so I hugged the buoys after the first 200m or so.

I will line up in the middle or closer to the buoys next time, I may as well because I ended up there anyway. I just need to keep working on my swim fitness level so I don't have to take any more breaststroke breathers.

I was dizzy from the swim so I had to sit to take off my wetsuit which I did not expect, but I fought through it and got my shoes on quick. Helmet and sunglasses were placed well so they went on easy. Unracking te bike was fine. Running with the bike was a bear becuase we had racked our bikes fairly far from the exit. Took in some words of encouragement from my Manager at T1 exit as he was a volunteer for the race.

Plan on being light-headed after swim , I will immediately sit down and take of the suit instead of fighting it while standing and leaning over.

I came out of T1 extremely winded. My legs took a lot of time to adjust but not before the first major hill at the golf course which really sapped me. I caught my breath somewhere on O'Neil Rd. but by ten I had lost a lot of time going slower than normal. I handled the Baptist Corner Hill better than expected. I did about average on Benson Rd hill. Grabbed a Gel on Giles Rd. which may have been a bit too late to be effective on the run course.

Grab the gel pack earlier in the bike. Also I need to start experimenting with standing on the hills or else I'll be stuck in low gear on them. Overall bike fitness improvements need to be made.

I need to learn to run with my bike better.

Not too much just practice rinning with my bike, with bike shoes on.

By this time my strength was sapped so I felt like I was running at 12:00 /mile pace. Struggled the first mile, and as I made my way up the golf course hill the temptation was there to stop and walk for a minute but I fought it off. After the Prentiss Road stretch I got stronger, maybe the gel pack kicked in. As I turned on to Genesee St. towards the finish I gradually Dropped the Hammer, leading up to a full out sprint after crossing the curb on to the grass. My finish speed was very strong.

Not too much. I was very happy with this time given my level of fatigue at this point in the race.

Look for my family and friend Brian at the finish line and give hugs and handshakes around! Drank a bottled water and just took in all the sights and sounds for a while.


Swimming at full tilt sappped my stength and hurt my bike time. Otherwise my preparation and race plan were solid.


I broke 1:50 which was my goal time by about 2 1/2 minutes which is awesome. The time I gained in the water though ended up costing me on the bike, but I was really happy I didn't have any problems with open water swimming for the first time. I was happy with my run time, beating my average pace from runs I made on training days even a month ago, and those were on days that didn't include bike and swim. Overall I'm really happy with my performance, just ned to keep the momentum going!!!!!