Slow and steady pace. It worked for 1500m in April and it worked for this 400m.

Transitions weren't timed and I managed to delete the race from my watch! This one was probably ~ 4-5 minutes. (A huge improvement for me since my 7:00 at Wildflower!)

After exiting the water, you had to run on the beach a little, then up a grass hill, then into the transition area. Wetsuit came off easily. Did the shoes last. No gloves for just 11 miles.

Roads were open to traffic w/police at the intersections. I was nervous about cars a few times :( (mostly just me being scared - the police were doing a great job). Sometimes it was a little difficult to pass people because we didn't have that much of the road.

Try to go a little faster around the corners. I slowed down considerably and then had to get back up to speed. This definitely impacted my avg speed - on the straight-aways my bike computer was reading between 18-22mph.

Again, no exact time. But a volunteer said it was fast :)

Did what I missed last time - carried my race belt + hat out with me instead of putting it on in trans area. Still loving the speed laces on my running shoes.

Seemed okay. The trail felt good on my knees, but sometimes I felt a little slippage. Finishing the last ~ 200 yards in the sand didn't allow for a big kick at the end!

Walk around, eat, stretch. Cytomax Recovery drink.


I did a 25 mi bike ride + 30 min Brick run the day before.


This was my first all-women triathlon. It was a lot of fun! Interesting contrast between this smaller, much more chill event and Wildflower in April. I think I like both kinds of tris :)

Excellent police and volunteer support.

Oh yeah - and we got necklaces instead of medals!