up at ~6, coffee, half a bagel with PB

1/4 mile jog, swam to first buoy and back.

I thought I was doing alright until I looked at my watch and said 16 min with like 50+ yds to go still. Not sure if I was going too wide or if the course was longer than 850 yds. The extra time was only 1' more than expected so it's not that bad. Caught a BUNCH of the previous wave, which was a b!tch to swim through since they were breast stroking.

wetsuit perhaps; it seemed like everyone else had one

Swam until I was in less than a foot of water. Cap and goggles off before getting up on seawall. Found the correct rack on the first try. Shoes were already on the bike; helmet on, shades on, all good. Ran with the bike out of transition and noticed I had the dang shoes still velcroed shut. Oversight during setup. Had to stop and fix that at mounting area.

Other than the mental error during TA setup, it was an awesome T-1.

This was a fun bike course, just a few rollers; had to get out of big chainring twice to climb a couple of the hills as I didn't want to burn out my legs with. I think I have ridden less than a 100 miles in Sept, so I was taking it just a little easier than I wanted. The course was really crowded, and I didn't see a single race official out there, and there was quite a bit of drafting and blocking going on. Even people that are riding solo were riding in the middle of the lane. Bless their hearts, but come on; it's an open to traffic course; get on the right and let people pass safely. I don't remember much of the course as I was really focusing to get my HR down for the first half, but it never did. So I just ran with it and made sure I didn't make my legs burn.

Power up the hills; know the course better beforehand.

Another good transition; found the bike rack on the second try. Socks on; shoes on good.

Nice run course; this was the first time that I was able to get under 8 min miles during a tri so I can't complain. Taking it a little easy on the bike helped with that I believe. I don't think an age grouper passed me (maybe one did, can't remember) on the run, and I got by one, so that is another first! It was a solid effort; the miles weren't marked so it was nice to just focus on consistent pacing and cadence.

nothing. good run.

stretched, water, etc.

lack of bike training, lt chop in the water