First time I started a tri with the bike event. I ran with my bike shoes, instead of my running shoes. Turned out to be the better option for me, but the vast amount of folks had their running shoes on.

Started the race at a somewhat easy pace, but found myself going at a good clip. I used the higher gears for the first half of the race and used the lower gear for the remainder. Saw one person with a broken chain and two flat tires. I fortunately came out unscathed. Changing the Flashpoints aren't easy.
Nutrition went very well. I quartered two Stinger waffle cookies and did the same for the peanut butter Cliff bar. After the first hour I ate one to two small pieces, trying to let it melt in my mouth. Every ten miles I would repeat this and I never felt hungry or thirsty the entire ride. Used one water station

Biking with Gerry really helped me get out this year biking. Wouldn't do anything different and I'm happy with my time. Still can't believe I was able to maintain an average of 19 mph for 56 miles though.

No mistakes made.

Stop the Garmin and don't take it off the bike. I REALLY wanted to see the results on the Garmin Connect site and now it's lost. I know I had that data, until I set it up for the run.

Since this was by far my weakest event, I tried something different. Just before the race, my friend Nathan, told me he runs 1/2 marathons by running two minutes and walking 1 minute. So, knowing I haven't run anything over nine miles, I decided to do the first half of the race running 3 minutes and walking 1 minute. I did this until the turn-around point and ran the remainder of the run. My time was still terrible, but I felt fine at the end.

All depends on my feet. I've made progress before only to have relapses. My hope is my new chiropractor team will finally "fix" my foot so I can actually train properly for the run portion. So far it's doing okay.

Rolled feet, foam roller routine, wall stretches and heavy use of The Stick.


PF
Mistake #1 I did NOT bring my recovery drink.
Mistake #2 I did NOT bring my Voltaren, which I hardly use, but it would have been very helpful after the race.
Mistake #3 Note to self, buy Optigen, the new formula for recovery.


My adductors in both legs seized up on me in an excruciating way last night after the race. So bad I thought I was going to be sick. The Stick saved the day. I was also worried it might happen during my sleep, but it was okay.