It was my first race, I was pleased with it, was worried about the temp. but it was ok without a wetsuit. I would do it again without a wetsuit definitely had a faster transition then many because of this.

Will continue to train hard. Need to improve my navigation a little kept hitting the girl infront and am sure it annoyed her.

Transition went well. Didn't time it but felt faster then others. Had to be a little careful as it was slippery due to the rain and didn't want to get mud stuck in my cleats.

practice!! Would like to practice the shoes in the pedals but will probably take some time to master that.

The rain and wind was a real drag. Literally!! It was a tough bike ride. I was expecting some tailwind on the return leg, but never got it, it was wind headon or from the side the whole way. It was a tough bike ride so am very pleased with the time given the conditions. I could already feel a stitch in my side, which followed me into the run.

continue training.

Not sure of the times, it was wet and slippery, so needed to take care, saw a lot of people fall during the bike leg.

train more on the riding with feet on shoes, that would save a great deal of time and I would have to worry about trucking through the transition area in bike shoes.

Run was by far the worst!! The stitch from the bike ride followed me to the run, the cramp was so bad that I had to walk it off the first 1.5k. Tried to pace up my run but was just to painful. Was finally able to get into somewhat of a stride last 3km's but it was a slow stride.

Train, train, train

some stretching, drinking and chatting with fellow triers


The cramp in my side, techniqe in the swim, but given that this is my first I thought it was pretty damn good!