This was a decent swim for me. The one problem was that, in an attempt to catch up a little, I kind of threw out my plan to stay composed and to have perfect technique. I probably wasted too much energy.

Stick to the plan of saving energy by being in perfect form.

This was a pretty slow T1 that could have been faster. I had trouble with the wetsuit. Additionally, I was inefficient in getting my helmet and glasses on. And, for that matter, my shoes.

Practice beforehand!

I was definitely hurting after the swim, especially b/c you have to run from the beach to the transition zone (up a hill). It took a while to get in my groove, but I think I eventually found it.

At one point, I was neck and neck with Foster Hays, and we were battling it out together, playing a mental game of tag. I definitely blew up on the second lap and went pretty slowly on the way to T2.

Pace myself better. Actually ride a bike in the week before the race.

This was fairly good for me.

I could have been more aggressive with the bike shoes off bit.

I felt very shitty and slow coming out of T2, and I was definitely wheezing a little from my cold. I actually had a feeling that I was going to bonk and drop out of the race because I felt so heavy and slow. Fortunately, I had jumped out of T2 about 5 seconds behind Foster, and I was motivated to catch up with him. We ran together for a bit, but then I wanted to break him, so I upped the pace.

This was a good thing. I kept the higher pace and kept extending my lead. I started to get the beginnings of cramps in my hamstrings (probably from changing my bike position at the last minute), but I focused on not cramping (if that is possible) and just staying smooth on the road.

This was great under the circumstances. I ran a pretty fast time even though I was cramping and am still sick.

Nothing but eating and drinking.


My cold that has afflicted me since last Sunday. In the week preceding the race, I took a short run of 30 minutes on Monday and a very short spin of the legs on my trainer.


This race is so fun. The atmosphere is great and the sponsors do a great job with the post-race ceremony.