Good first run. Rather than run by the clock I ran be feel and was pretty happy with the time. I ran with a slight stitch so I knew I was working hard.

Speed work possibly getting a little faster.

T1 went smoothly. My gear was slightly higher than I should have been but everything else went smooth. The transition area was setup pretty good. I had the shoes clipped into the pedals ready to go.

Check my bike gear before racking my bike. I will want to see how to use a rubber band to hold your shoes up before getting to the bike mount point.

The bike leg felt uncomfortable. I was never comfortable breathing and my seat felt lower than the life cycle I have been training on. I spent a fair amount of time being aerodynamic but I could have done better there.


I plan to measure the top of seat to top of pedal on the Lifecycle and make an adjustment to my bike.

At the bike dismount line I pulled my shoes out of the clips then walked into T2 with my shoes on. I should have removed my feet from the shoes or at least took the shoes off and ran into T2. I also never took my helmet off. I ended up throwing my helmet into the grass about 1.4 miles into the run.

Obviously I need to walk thru the T2 transition at home and practice the process.

I had a slight stitch thru the 2nd run. The legs felt heavy for the first mile. I thought I would get faster as the run progressed. This never really happened.

I believe some bike run bricks at close to race pace will help here.

Once the race was complete I got some soup and liquids into me. I immediately changed into warm clothes and did a light jog/walk to get my helmet back.


While I am happy with my race time the slow T2 transition and running with my helmet was a disappointment and needs to be corrected. Speed work will be in the works but only if it helps me for the 70.1's which are my "A" races.

Finally for the first time that I can remember I was not very comfortable on the bike. I believe my seat has slipped down at some point and needs to be corrected.

I have been thinking about adding some run/bike/run bricks to my training even before this race.



Good first run, Fair T1 transition. Bike felt uncomfortable, possibly a low seat, T2 sucked needs work. 2nd run felt uncomfortable, maybe add some bricks.