Usual sucky swim.

Swim better.

**sigh**

Actual swim was 12:32, rest was run to transition.

Only three people faster than me and they were among the top four O/A finishers.

Nothing.

Wind was out of the southeast, blowing in as you went out.

Went at this pretty hard, managed to average 22.2 on the way out against the wind, and was well over 24 on the way back in, last three or four miles I was around 26-27 the whole time.

Nothing, lot of fun coming back with the wind.

Not as fast as I would have liked, though everything went OK.

Not sure.

This is where I lost it, just not aure why. Effort was hard from the start, just the speed wasn't there. Had someone who looked like he was in my age group pass me about a mile in, but I just couldn't go any faster. Fought a side stitch most of the way, which was my limiter. If I could have managed another 20 seconds per mile, would have won my age group. Just didn't have it.

Not sure. Times have been getting slower these last three races. Disappointing.

Walked a while, by that time transition was open so I gathered my stuff and put it in the car. As soon as I closed the door, the rains started.


Still not sure.


Another good first-race effort. Nice venue, well organized, plenty of volunteers, great food after. A few minor suggestions would be to straighten out that run course and to put the water station where you can hit it twice on the run, rather than at the end of one of those dead-end out and backs.