I was in wave 6, F25-29 & F35-39. There was a pretty big group of us. The start was tough, lots of contact for most of the first length. I stayed on the inside of the buoy line for the most part. It was hard to sight coming back in, as the sun was directly in our eyes. Volunteers on kayaks/boards did an excellent job of keeping us in line.

Start closer to the front of my wave. I usually do, not sure why I started a little further back today.

Good transition for me. Cleaned off my feet. Got my stuff and took off.

Nothing.

This was an excellent bike split for me. I felt really good, too. Good nutriton. Got a little tired in aero toward the end, need to spend more time in aero in training. More wind than I had expected, in was really tough in some areas, but made for some super speedy riding in others.

Nothing, really.

Spent a little time getting my legs back here. Wetted a towel and wiped myself down. Got my Garmin ready. Cleaned off my feet. Took my time.

Felt pretty good at the beginning. Took water, sponges, ice at every station. It was hot and there was very little shade. Got mentally tough as I closed in on the turn around (I always have a hard time with out and back runs). Halfway time was 1:04:04. Perfect. Mile 7 and 8 I started to slow a little, but I was ok with that. Mile 9 hit and I just fell apart. Stopped to pee, glad that I had to go so bad, put in lots of water and I knew my body was processing it. But, I just mentally and physically fell apart from there. I was so hot and so sick to my stomach. Tried to run as much as possible. I just felt awful. Worst I have ever felt in a race, ever. And, it just hit so hard and fast. My friend, Bob, caught up to me and we suffered the last 4 miles together. I was glad to see him, he really helped get me to the end.

I'm not sure why I fell apart so badly/quickly. I got plenty of fluids in, but I guess I need more calories. I was not very successful at getting my blocks down.

Got my goodies at the end. Walked around a little, got a frozen lemonade pop....omg, best post race food ever! Sat in the shade, couldn't get comfortable. Felt sick. Waves of nausea. Finally, ate some pizza and then felt better.


Probably lack of calories on the run. The hills & heat.


This event was amazing. Very, very well run. The volunteers were wonderful!! Especially the ones on the run course. It was a hard, hot run and they were there with ice, sponges, water, coke, they would spray you down with water. I would NOT have made it throug without them. They rocked!!