Water was warm and calm. Schoched up to the front of the swim start for the first time. TOTALLY paid off. Had absolutely no drama and open water all the way to the first buoy. At that point we started catching the previous wave and I did have to weave around a bit but overall minimal drama. Very excited to be second out of the water in my age group. The person in front of me ended up winning the whole race so in the results I show as first out of the water because they pulled her from the age group results.

Start farther to the outside.

Slooooooooow. Lots of sand in toes, no sense of urgency, trying to let HR come down after swim. Looks like I could have ended up 2nd in my age group instead of 5th if I had had comparable T times. Back to basics!

Need a bucket for feet and a small towel. Just deal with the HR and let it come down on the bike.

Good job settling on the ride UP the hill. Lots of people were just pounding it out right away and I ended up passing them just a few minutes after reaching the top. Took a honey stinger gel at about mile 8 which was perfect.

Could I have pushed harder? HR average seemed plenty high but I may have left a little in the tank, especially on the flat loop.

Meh....

Might have been able to push a little harder on the flat after about mile 1.5. Great push at end and hella sprint finish with two other racers! Definitely left it all out there and gave the support crew a show. Exciting!

Um, yeah, the chip gatherer people need to give ya a second to catch your breath before you have to stop! They were like 5' after the finish line! Lots of water waiting for our fellow finishers and didn't have any recovery food until 11 AM.


Confidence on the bike.


Awesome race support, very friendly. Totally loved being there with Annette and special guest star Michelle! Missed having Mark there but Steve and Ross were awesome! Great host familys with Ms. Diana and Sir Patrick and the Scherers splitting the duties!