First race so it was my first swim race and first open water. Miserable, haha. Not really, but I panicked and lost my rythym and started way too fast, and was never able to get back into a rythym. I think I grabbed ahold of every kayak I passed.

Tough it out, stay calm, and swim my own race.

fast, flat course. At the time I didn't have a cyclocomputer, and had only ridden a bike for a total of maybe 5 miles prior so I had no clue how to pace. But considering that I was pleased with my ride.

Trouble racking my bike because the bike racked next to where mine was going was perpindicular to the direction it should have been, so I had to rerack it before I could rack my own.
I also had to test my blood sugar (which was surprisingly low: 50) so I had to grab a Clif bar and grape juice on my way out.

Somehow rig my blood sugar tester to be on my bike handlebars so I can test on the ride and save time.

Definitely my strong point in this race although still not nearly where I'd like it. but then again I'm comparing my times to my previous open 5k times...probably not a good comparison considering the "warm-up"