Not sure what happened on this swim! Much slower than I anticipated - I thought I was swimming fairly straight, but must have been off course some, and probably going too easy... Did a poor job of drafting - just couldn't seem to find anyone to stick with.... Last stretch of the swim was difficult with increased chop & current.

Not sure where it went wrong - think I probably just need some more OWS practice.

Seemed to take my good ol' time in transitions!

Just move faster - it IS a race, afterall! I think I was just more in "complete" than "compete" mode for this race...

The bike leg, as usual, was my best part of the race, but the wind slowed me down. I felt strong throughout, nutrition was spot on, and think I did a decent job of pacing to save some emergy for the run.

Nothing...

After poor swim and wind on the bike, I knew by T2 any chance of meeting my goal time was shot, and basically made a decision to take it easy for the rest of the race -- so, took my time in T2 ;)

Nothing on that particular day.... but know I can handle transitions faster in shorter distance races.

As I said, decided in T2 to take the rest of the race easy. I actually felt pretty good throughout the whole run, but walked all (or at least most) of the aid stations, and some in between. The wind that killed me on the bike course was a help on the run. This out and black flat run along roads with no shade is a bit un-inspiring, especially for us slow pokes out there all by ourselves at the end.... If I had decided to push it, I know I could have shaved a pretty good chunk of time off this "run", but decided it wasn't worth it when I was so far off my goal. I think overall it was a good choice, since I feel I'm recovering quite quickly and will be able to get back to regular training fairly quickly.

Well, on another day, given better conditions, I would have put more effort into the run. But for the day I had, I think I made the right choice in deciding to dog the run.

Nothing special, just walking around....


Overall, not my best performance, but I still had a great time. I think I was just not in "race" mode for this event. This seems to happen to me in races sometimes - I think I tend to push myself harder in training than in races - not sure why that is, exactly... Even though my performance wasn't what I hoped, I had a great time, and feel like my fitness has definitely improved - and in the long run, that's what I'm after.


Very well run event. The completely exposed out and back run is a little bit un-inspiring, but I don't really see any other options for the run given where the event is located. I enjoyed the race - but not entirely sure I will do it again, just because hot, sunny, runs with no shade are not my favorite...

Also, starting in the last wave was kind of a bummer - put me out on the run course late in the day with little company (not entirely by myself, but not very many racers left out on the course with me....) IMO they should send Athenas off earlier in the race.

The last wave was 45-49 females & Athenas. Coincidentally, all but 2 Athenas in the race were aged 45 - 49.... I'm sure other women who might normall race athena went off with their age group waves instead. I know I would have if it had been an option, but I would have been in the last wave either way, so just went ahead and raced Athena. I'm sure this race would have a larger Athena grouping if they put them in an earlier wave.