What a difference a year makes!!! Last year this race happened the day after a nor'easter. It was windy, the water was rough and it was COLD!!! This year I don't think we could have had better swim conditions. My time is only 30 seconds better this year, but becuase it was so rough last year the course was really short. So I'm pleased with the swim. Instead of getting out at the boat ramp, this year they put in a set of steps going up to the peir. Not a bad change.

Last year this race was my second tri and my first race swim with a wet suit. Partly because it was so rough and I had so little experience I had a horrible swim. My swimming has improved and having great conditions was a big help. I am please with the progress I've made so far, but I will keep working at it becuase I still have a LOT of room for improvement.

It was a pretty long jog down the pier to TA. At the end of the pier I saw Lisa Rodrigez - last year she was one of the Team Danskin coaches from Ocean City (MD), so I had to give her a hug (I'm sure she just loved the wet, post swim, hug!!!). Not too bad a time, for me. I really need to work on speeding up this part. (At least I didn't have any trouble finding my bike :) )

Be faster!!!

I'm pretty pleased with the bike, I cut my time from last year by 4:20. I passed quite a few people, even close to the end. Not to far into the ride my glasses were completely fogged up. It was pretty cloudy so I just took them off and shoved them down my shirt - it worked. About the only bad thing was on one of the turns I had just passed someone and was moving to the right when some j--k a-- w/ an Annapolis tri club shirt on passes me on the right. That was way too close for comfort!!!!

The obvious is get faster. I would like to have a higher ave. speed, on these nice flat courses. Also, I have got to get better about drinking on the bike!!!

This was a pretty long T2. I don't know that I can do the flying bike dismount b/c I have no legs left when I get off the bike, but I need to find a faster way.

Maybe I can try getting my feet out of my bike shoes while I'm still riding and leave them on the bike.

By the time I started on the run it was dang warm. So many people on course commented about how it was just too hot to be October. But I really don't think it should have been that big an issue - after all, I trained all summer. If I drank more on the bike it would probably help out. My legs were lead like for about the 1st 15 mins, but then they felt ok. Even with that I didn't feel like I could pick up the pace any. I was just slogging though this run. It's pretty disappoint becuase I had a considerably better pace than this at Sandy Hook and on my run the week before. There is a wooden bridge on the course - on the way back I guess my foot got hung up on one of the planks and down I went!!! I landed on my left arm on my side. Well, endorphins are an amazing thing - this little encounter with gravity didn't hurt at all. I picked myself up, dusted myself off - assured the few people that were behind me that I was perfectly fine and finished the run. (Later that evening and over the next couple of days, my ribs let me know just how hard I hit the ground - ug!!!) As I come up to the last corner the BT crew is there to cheer me in - thanks guys, you are the best!!!
The run took me 3:30 longer this year than last - bummer.


I need to spend more time pounding the pavement, do more speed work and get the extra pounds off!!! Remaining verticle during the entire run will do a lot to speed up my time too:)

Hugs and high fives and drank an Endurox. We packed up transition and took stuff to the car. Walked back to check out the offical times. Didn't see any one we knew milling around so we headed off to the coldest, best tasting post race beers ever!!!


Other than my run I'm very pleased w/ this race. I just gotta keep training and continue to get stronger and faster.


This was finish number 6 for me!!! This time last year I never would have believed I'd be able to say that. This race is an awesome way to wrap up the season. It's local, small, low key and fun. It's well organized and raises money for a great cause - the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.