Put in the wrong time on registration form. Ended up thinking I could do it in 12 min. Did better than that. Lots of weaving around others. Got a little tired toward the last lap. Had new goggles. Shorts seemed to slide down a bit when I would push off wall to go under the divider. Had to pull those up every once in a while.

Put a more accurate time on the form next time. Wear different shorts. Nothing else. Warm up with a swim/stretch.

Thought I did good in these. More experience will tell.

Learn to mount bike faster.

Seemed to be passed a lot. Only passed 2 or 3 people. A lot of huffing and puffing. Glad for the breeze & camelbak. Hands were going numb (right), butt was way sore with a little tail bone soreness. Bike not comfortable at all!

Have more gel pacs. Have a better bike. Train more inclines/hills.

Grab nutrition & water. Pace myself out of transition.

It was way hot! Very glad for the water set up at 1 mile & 2 mile. Did good pacing self. Passed walkers & a couple joggers. Had a lot of positive self talk going on to keep going. Glad had a hat & sunglasses. Tried to race a kid into finish. Ended up throwing up right before the finish line. John walked me to the finish. Threw up more there. All the powerade & water I just had at the 2nd mile marker.

Have water & a gel pack. Maybe not drink powerade till the race was over. Maybe not race the kid to the finish line?

Water. Standing.


Not enough sleep the few days before. No sleep from excitement the night before. Maybe the camelbak? Not sure if it was clean enough. Not enough training on long bike rides. Wrong type of uncomforable bike. No music! --need to train more without it:)


Good for first one. Had a lot of fun & helped me realize I will be doing this again very soon:)