I hadn't done much swimming and I knew the biggest deal was going to be to get into my rythm before running out of breath. So I took the first few hundred really slow. It paid off however because I felt really good the rest of the race. Not fast by any means but steady and I felt good.

Train a little harder and try to take some time off. Warm up first so I can start off faster.

Had my old lace up mountain bike shoes, my others broke, very slow had to sit down.

I will get new shoes before the next one

Pretty rough course, Everyone I talked to wrecked at least once. I didn't wreck but I did however put a foot down 3 times.

Just be more ready for it. He never put out a cours map, now that I know the course I will ride it several times before the next one.

TERRIBLEW!!!! I paid for not training throughout the race but mostly in the run. Within the first mile I got huge charlie horses on the tops of each of my legs, just above the knees. I thought I was going to have to quit and didn't know if I could even walk back to the beginning. I stopped for a bit then just clinched my teeth and walked until they started to go away. Then I'd run as far as I could untill I they came back and I'd have to walk again. I walked probably 4 times. I got passed by Jason and some lady. (I'd never have let that happed last year)

More block training. Mountain biking to trail running.

I just didn't have time to train. Infact the 2 weeks before the race I didn't bike, run, or swim.


Had a very poor participant turn out due to two things. The Pat Tillman tri the next day was the biggest problem. Also I don't think he should have done the long course on the first race. I knew several people that just weren't ready for the 1500 meter swim yet. They will do the next shorter one and probably would have done this one had it been later in the season.
Also to begin with the bike course wasn't marked very well. There were several places you could have gone either way. And since he never put out a course map it's hard to blame it on us for not knowing the course. I talked to one guy that was pretty upset because his first lap ended up at Rio Salado somewhere.
Other that those it was a good race. Plenty of drink stations, friendly volunteers and an all around good time.