Even with a wetsuit, I'm just not a great swimmer. This was actually the toughest start I've had - just brutal. Got hit in the face 3-4 times (3 in a row by the same person). Sighted okay but got offcourse once. Once the inital melee was over, I did pretty well by my standards.

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Pretty good t1... I can never get my wetsuit off as quickly as I should (the size 13's don't help) but I went sockless for the first time and tried to focus on being quick in the transitions... this was 22/90 in my ag. Not bad.

Maybe a little spray oil on my ankles.

Wow - I averaged 21 mph on the bike! Sweet! I've been at just over 20 and Steelhead was 18.5... this was a great bike for me. Depsite that, I ranked 53 in my ag and 384 overall... there are some good bikers and a lot of nice bikes in Grand Rapids...

Get a nice tri bike! (Oh wait, my wife just saw that and now I'm in trouble).

Another good t-time (for me)... I could not have done this much quicker... fastest overall in ag was 1:05 so not far off.

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Very solid run - I was feeling a bit heavy legged at the beginning, but got into a rythem and started passing people...

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Third year doing this race... there seemed to be a lot more people this year but was still well organized and on time. My grandparents and some other family wanted to see me race so I felt a little pressure to have a good time... ending up being a personal best by 4 minutes - was very pleased with the race!