The buoys were hard to see, and there was a chop due to the wind. I also thought that the swim was a bit long since I am normally 33-34ish in a HIM swim.

Go to the pool and train. I have swam twice since Louisville.

I didn't like the fact that our spots were not numbered, but rather a free for all on each rack. I had a guy with a mountain bike next to me and his junk was spread out everywhere.

My hip flexor, knee and ITBS has prevented me from training as much as I would have liked for this race. I have ridden my bike 3 or 4 times since Louisville, so I wasn't at 100% for this race by any means. I borrowed a disk wheel from a friend of mine which was great until the wind got strong and almost blew me across the road. Effort was good, although I had to remind myself a few times that I was here to "participate" and not race. It was a good course, and I would definitely do this race again next year.

Prepare a little better for the race.

T2 was good.

I liked this run alot. I went out at a 7:45 pace, but again had to remind myself that I was just "participating" and not racing. Knee was sore pretty much right off the bat, but it wasn't too terribly bad. I really enjoyed getting to see all of the NAMC folks on the course.

Not be injured?

The hill at the finish line was just wrong. I had a gatorade and some water, and a beer at the NAMC tent.


Injury, lack of focused training. The interesting thing is that I was right on my Ironman pace the entire day, so my training in that respect was spot on. My lack of speed was a result of not training in the higher substrates that I usually race in for the HIM distance.


I really liked this course and I plan to do it again next year. I didn't like the fact that they didn't have enough port-o-potties or food and water available for spectators.