Swim was good, able to draft off of one swimmer in my group for a while. 5th length was hard, we caught the bulk of the wave ahead of us, so it was difficult to navigate through. The last length I went all out, and did pretty well. Thought my time was faster (10:30ish) but I think I looked at my watch when I came out of the water, and not when I ran up the beach and crossed the timing pad.

Nothing, maybe gone a bit harder, but I am happy with my swim.

Good transition, it was my first race with a tri suit, so no messing with putting on shorts and a shirt, so that defintely saved time. Still sort of slow with the shoes since they tie, but worth the few minutes because they are more comfortable for me.

Good T1, everything was laid out well and I felt good coming into it. Long run (about 300 yds) into T1, and I need to really get more swim/run bricks in because this part always kicks my butt. Such a bad way to lose time!

Felt very good on my bike, much better than Galena simply because there were no hills on this course. Did not get passed as much as expected, though there were some chicks just plain old FLYING out there. I want to be them! Just reminds me of the training that I should be doing, but I am happy with my performance today. Some turns were pretty tight, some of the riders out there forgot there were others coming behind them; twice I had someone cut me off because they did not look before coming into my path. Felt very strong during this leg, and was not completely exhausted come the run. Brought a mini cliff bar, but did not eat it. Drank 3/4 of my water and not even half of the gatorade.

I could have pushed a bit harder on the first loop, but I was afraid of killing my legs for loop 2 and the run. I should have drank more gatorade too, at the end of the race I felt terrible for a few minutes, and I think that is why. Just need to get out and ride the bike some more, but definitely an improvement over the last race!

Coming into T2 I was not really looking forward to the run. Got the shoes changed and the race number on pretty quick. Had to go potty, so just put on the shoes and tied the laces while in the porta potty. Saved a minute anyway, so that was good. Finally a race with potties in transition! Also had an espresso hammer gel on the way out of T2.

Nothing, I had to go to the bathroom pretty bad, so well worth the minute to go.

Run course started slow. I accidentally took the hammer gel instead of the gu, which was bad because I never used hammer gel (bought it at the expo the day before). I thought 'They are all the same, no biggie' but I had a weird cramp for mile 1, as I felt it go through my stomach. After I had some water at mile 1, I was okay. Sort of shuffled along for most of the run, really had me wishing I had listened to Laura and ran some more. But overall a good run, passed some people, many passed me, so I lost the bit of a lead I had on several people in my age group. Coming into the park there is still a mile left, and it felt like an eternity. Tried to finish strong, I had a good kick for about 1/2 mile, but then just fizzled. The crowds and fans were great, they were everywhere! Lots of cheering for the last 1/2 mile, I loved it. The only walking I did was before mile 1 for :30 seconds, and that was because of the weird gel in my stomach. Pretty proud that I didn't walk any more than that.

Same as Galena with the bike, I NEED TO TRAIN MORE! I need to get out and run and put the miles in if I expect to finish strong on this last leg. Also need to practice some bricks, will have to put one or two on my training plan before Danskin.

After finishing Laura was there, it was great to see her. Grabbed a gatorade and banana, and then went to find a place to sit down. All I wanted to do was sit in the shade to cool down. After sitting a while, we went and walked around, found some friends to talk to and enjoyed the festivities. They had a tent to get stretched out, so got the old legs stretched and that felt fabulous. Found Barb and Linda while waiting in line for the stretch, it was great they came to watch. The four of us hung out for a while, watched the announcement of the top finishers (top three consisted of 1 elite and 2 age groupers. AWESOME!). They had a raffle, Laura won a magazine subscription and I won a reebok bag and hat. Pretty cool we both won!


My lack of running training and again the strength of my legs. If I could get into a consistent running and strength training program, it would help the bike and run leg so much.


I love this race, I really like the course and the entire event, it is great to be a part of such a large all women event. I would do this race again and again, I hope to be a part of it in the coming years. Overall I am really happy with the race, because I felt good through the entire thing. Do wish my times were a bit better, but I really had fun and feel like I put forth great effort.