started out to the right next to a few good women swimmers and did well. no congestion. past one of the women early but she ended up passing my b/c i kept going right and had to veer back each time i spotted the bouy.

sight better and stick closer to the bouy line

ran with shoes this time as distance from rack to mount line pretty short.

just need to get faster b/c the others in my group can do it

hit bike hard and tried not to let up. passed a couple women who beat me out of the water and then that was it. one guy caught me midway and made me feel like i wasnt moving. near the back stretch of the course i could see a large group ahead but could never bridge the gap and think i may have lost a handful of seconds to them at the end.

not much. felt like i really pushed. did hit the small ring once near the end and feel it cost me some time to the pack i was chasing.

good transition but need to get my shoes on quicker and run harder to leave.

get faster like the others

run felt great. hit first mile at 6min and felt like the pace was doable for the next 2 but then the stomach went to crap. i really thought a was going to loose control of my bowels. by the time i hit the turnaround i felt like dropping out since there was no port o potty. it really sucked b/c there were 2 guys i know i could have caught and one chasing me i might have been able to hold off but by mile 2 i had stopped twice and was crossing the road to chit in the trees and bushes. problem was people were coming and i couldnt get over a barbed wire fence so i crossed back over and started running again. the last mile was all about

pray i dont have bowel movements on the run so i can run like i know i can. i take pride in catching people on the run and today that didnt happen. i am looking forward to a better run at the austin tri!

Dr Z stretched out the hips and lower back and i ate all the food i could get my hands on. got a medal for 9th overall male in the open wave.


GI distress


great race by J&A as usual