I felt weak and tired on the swim, right from the start. I also had a LOT of trouble navigating. goggles were foggy and the sun was bright. It was really difficult for me to see the bouys. the current was a strong northern current, so you had to really watch drifting. I stopped quickly to rinse in the fresh water shower...I break out in a VERY itchy rash w/in minutes of swimming in the ocean if I don't rinse..it didn't take too long.

not sure. I did ok, but just felt tired. and I felt blind.

I threw my shorts on, thinking it would save time in t2, but it was hard b/c I was so wet. I also lolly-gagged a bit. I threw on my helmet, struggled with my shorts, popped gum in my mouth (helps with breathing/dry mouth), put on my shoes, sunglasses and ran out of transition.

I don't like my tri suit...I've got to find something that I don't feel like I need to put shorts on. this took some time. I also fumbled with getting my glasses on, they wouldn't fit well on my ears due to braids. In almost chucked them (they were only $20 at target) but got them to fit. I also want to think about having my shoes clipped on, and running barefoot out of transition. not sure if this is more time-efficient or not, but want to practice.

at one point on the first climb, I thought "Im just going to clip out and walk up this &#%$ hill". I didn't, but I really wanted to. The bike is just not fun for me right now, so add a hill and it's really not fun. I did improve on my time, but it still sucks by comparison to my age group.

bike, bike, bike, bike more, more, more....bike, bike, bike...gotta bike if I want to be competitive.

funbled...I tend to think of transition as "break time", and forget I am racing. time was ok, but I probably could've shaved 15 sec. off my t2 time but picking up the pace.

focus.

I ran. I again ran somewhat conservatively for the first 2 miles. But I kicked it in the last mile...If my calculations are correct, mile 1 was 9:00; mile 2 was about 8:00 and mile 3 was 7:00...I passed a guy in the home stretch and then heard him on my heels so I picked it up...I think he crossed the line by a toe length. great fun at the finish though.

Pick it up after mile 1? When I saw the bridge, I thought if I can do my run in 24:00, I'll be happy, and I came in just under that...but then I see I was 5th out of 6th in AG and wish I pushed it harder.

watched jonathan cross the finish (he took 3rd for 1st timer 0-39 males- yippee). stretched in shade. saw gator girl (lisa) and chatted for a second. grabbed a bad muffin, drank water, went for a dip in the ocean and chatted with another age-grouper from my town, then headed home to run around like a chicken with my head cut off to get ready for father's day (cook out at our house-had to clean; shop for food and finish gifts).


My monthly visitor is about 10 days late...so besides being bloated and crampy, I'm just not feeling great...tired and sort of blue. I don't know...and the series we are doing is every 4 weeks..maybe if I'm late enough this time, it won't be a worry for the july race..I didn't feel strong. I was a bit disappointed at how tired I felt on the swim and bike..I also really hated this course...may just be my mood. I thought tris in south florida = flat!!


I swear I won't do this one next year, but in a week, I'll forget how much it sucked for me...it's like child birth. I'm looking forward to next month's race - it's close to home, and oh-so-flat for all portions, even if it is a lake swim...and I'm hoping to hit an aquathon the week before, which excites me!