This swim was the most miserable I've ever done. The wind was so strong and I just couldn't get into a groove. I was sucking in tons of water and choking and I got water in my goggles. Not fun.

I would pray to the god of winds.

This was fine, except I forgot where my bike was located.

I would make sure I knew exactly what row my transition gear was located.

This was a solid bike, but I got slowed down by the wind, which really caused me to drag in certain bits of the race. Obviously this affected everyone, but I think my small mass made it easier for me to be thrown around.

I would become more aero and also pace myself better up the hill.

I forgot where my transition zone was--again.

Visualize and memorize transition zone!

I felt the burn in my legs right from the 3rd minute of the run. I knew I had to pace myself and probably ended up being too conservative. I ran negative splits, and had a pretty blistering last mile, but I can't be disappointed because I was truly worried about cramping up.

Go harder from the start. Grow a little more balls.

I went backwards on the run course to cheer Sophie and Jon Wu on.


Hmm, I'm going to blame the wind, but I also think the swim ruined the bike and the run portions. I simply went extremely anaerobic from minute 5-15 of the race.


This race was awesome. A great location to vacation and a great place to tri.