This one was my best swim of the year. I think there's something psychological about knowing you can touch bottom if you need to. I drafted off of a couple guys until I passed them. Made my way around the buoy and headed home. Really no difficulty with this. 90% crawl. Great swim for me. That said, this thing seemed short.

crawl the entire thing.

My transitions continue to shine this year (when they're not in the next area code.). I'm really pleased with this.

Nothing, really.

This bike was solid for me. I kept it above 20 mph for most of the race, losing a bit (actually quite a bit) the last .3 mile when I was trying to get my new shoes off so I could pedal on top of them. Had I been able to navigate that better, I would've been stronger still.

Pushed it hard on this course and it paid off (although did burn me on the run). I decdided I was going to hammer as hard as I could and worry about the run when I get there. I don't know if maybe 3 people passed me the whole race. This was my strongest performance of my tri career.

More water on the bike (I had only filled 1/2 of 1 bottle with water, planning for the head - this left me with no water for a gel so I skipped the gel altogether).

Great T2 again, and that's even with moving from biking shoes to running shoes (first time for that). I think I've got these transitions down.

not drink just before running (probably cost me :05)

Well, this run is what kept me from PRing for a second straight race. My calves didn't cramp again which was good. My side did, though and in the unexpected heat, this was a tough run. I've had better.

Maybe save a little more from the bike for the run.