The swim wasn't bad but a large amount of fog rolled in and hid the buoys. At one point I was in the water and couldn't see either shore line or the next buoy. A large group was swimming at a right angle and the boats were yelling at them that they were going the wrong way. I stopped and took a second to navigate the correct way before starting back into the swim. If it had been a regular shaped swim I would not have felt the need to stop but the angles were a little off. I'm glad I did but it really slowed me down. (If I had followed the people in front of me I would have needed a very long detour to correct the situation)

swim faster and try to trust myself and keep swimming...Although I was the only one at one point swimming in the right direction :)

It was a long run from the water to T1. part of that was the fact that the lake was so far down the other part was that it was just a long way to the transition.

Work on coming out of the water and not having my heart blow out of my chest...my heart rate is level and calm all throughout the swim and the moment I get out of the water it spikes...practice, practice, practice.

The course was basically rolling hills, with 2 or 3 bigger hills thrown into the mix. I thought that the first 6 miles happened to be the worst after that I got into a rhythm and didn't have any issues. I think that the first hill (2 miles in) took more out of me than I would have liked. The bright side was that you get to come back down the hill towards the end of the bike.

bring my cadence up while attacking the hills. focus on steady climbing instead of loosing some of my momentum.

Came in towards the dismount line and pulled off a nice continuous off and in. Ran the bike into T2 and racked it. Socks/Shoes on and then out the other side.

speed it up a little. I think I took to long putting on my shoes and socks, drinking water.

Right out of T2 you had to climb a hill...it wasn't nearly as rough when I ran it in warm-ups. I don't think that the course was that bad; I think that I was just feeling the heat and the fatigue at this point so it seemed worse. I ran solid for the first 2-3 miles then hit the wall. It was a mix of run/walk for the next 2 then I tried to suck it up and finish the race strong.

work on my endurance. I can't quite break my old sprinter roots from High School/College. I need to remember to pace...not blow out the beginning.

stretched, jogged a little. Grab a bite to eat and drink than then packed up the Jeep.


conditioning on the run, pacing. My brother there to kick my backside


Great race. I look forward to competing again next year. It was well organized and the volunteers/staff were excellent. I am looking forward to Brian being there next year to make me work even harder!