This was a very good swim for me. PR'd pool swim and for this race. I seeded myself in 5th of 5 people because I knew they were all faster. Had some water leakage in my goggles, but emptied that out and kept going. I was lapped by the front two people on lap 6, then tucked in and enjoyed the draft for the next 2 laps. (Wow, first time drafting and it was nice). Finished but was pretty tired. I knew I could catch them all on the bike. :)

Get my goggles set early, swim more and take some lessons this winter. :)

This T1 is a long run from the pool. Most of my time was lost there. Also, I put on socks. I'll probably work on that, but it is what it is. I was pleased that things went pretty smooth. Really wasn't that bad compared to others.

Maybe learn to bike and run without socks. Definitely learn to transition with shoes on the bike.

I hadn't planned to ride this hard. I figured about 19-20 would be good. But while hanging out with a friend that I grew up with (literally from 2nd grade), he mentioned that 39 min would be 20 miles per hour (I know easy calculation, but I wasn't really focused on pushing it so I didn't even try to think numbers). After that I knew I had to do at least 20. I wanted to nail the run, so I didn't push too hard, but picked my spots on this course. I know this course pretty well, so I knew where I would push and where the little bits of time could be gained or lost.

Nothing. I haven't ridden that much this year and didn't really expect a 21. Very pleased. I need to remember to ride smart and hard not just hard.

This was a great T2. Julia was yelling at me to get going. I really appreciated that as I just kept going. Things were really smooth. Only 2 people were faster in my age group.

Not a thing... Well except figure out how to leave shoes on the bike and run.

I started off very pumped and thinking "damn that was a fast transition". :) Kept chugging and found a rhythm very quickly. Didn't focus on my time much on the way out. At each water station, grabbed on cup to drink and one to cool off. :)

Got to the turn around and looked at my watch (13:20). I really wanted to nail this run (sub 26 for me), so I did the math and figured I would need to pick it up a little. I started feeling stronger and stronger as I ran. I was really passing people easily. Grabbed water at the last station took a sip and picked it up again. I didn't look at my watch again after the turn around, but knew I was doing well. Headed up the last hill and felt great. Sprinted to the line stopped my watch and saw 24:40 and was so thrilled. (Later seeing the official result of 24:33 really made my day.) New Run PR for a Tri...

Nothing except train more and lose weight. I know that if I lose some weight I could probably get in the lower 7 min/miles. That would be huge for me and would probably help my bike also.

Walked around, had some gatorade and waited for my friend to finish. Hung out with the BTer's and had a little food. Watched the awards and headed home.


Not enough consistent training. This year has been very good for me personally, but my training has been sporadic at best. I've had good weeks and bad weeks, but I did get it done...


This was the first race I ever did 4 years ago. I really do like it, but wish it wasn't so late in the year. I am thrilled with this result and now am very motivated for next year (can I bottle this until January?) It was great to do well in all areas where I really didn't have many expectations.

I hung out with Matt, Jen, Zev, saw Chris, Julia, Scott and several other BTers. Got to hang with my friend from my youth and saw an old fraternity brother. So many people and familiar faces. It was awesome. Not sure if I'll do this race next year, as I want to focus on starting my season a little earlier (this year my first race was in July).

Special thanks goes to Julia who just got back from Europe and still was there cheering for everyone.

Thanks to everyone for keeping me motivated.