This is the pinnacle of my swimming acumen! I felt smooth and controlled even when I left the inlet. The water then began to rock me side to side - all of my OWS had been with little to no chop, so I got a little motion sick and had difficulty navigating, but I felt OK. I experienced my first advantage by drafting someone - I think it absolutely helped.

Nothing - this is the best swim pace I have ever had in competition.

A good transition - it took a little while to jog the 400 meters from the transition mat, uphill to my bike rack, but I made a smooth transition thereafter - didn't bother with socks, gloves or sunglasses as everything was soaked by the rain.

Work on a different kind of brick - maybe swim, then get out and run.

After T1, went uphill to the mount line and jumped on. I found it hard to maintain a smooth cadence on the hills - then my computer cadence went out with all the rain.

I would have pushed harder. I do not ride in the train - have had 2 bad falls and would rather finish with a slower pace than wipe out and DNF.
Still - had I pushed it, I think I would have made my overall goal of less than 2 hrs.

Made a good transition off the bike, but fought with my socks again - pitched them and ran without

No problems - smooth transition

Course was very muddy as it had been raining for over 2 hrs - course was well marked on a trail through the marsh section of the park and back up over a hill before resuming the trail towards the finish.

I should have pushed it harder. I was wiped at this point - just not making the time I expected.

Shoook it loose, walked to get the soreness out - at least I didn't get cramps like in other competitions.


Should have pushed the bike and the run harder.


Good Race - I really enjoyed it despite my inability to break the 2 hour mark. Good race to end the season with. The whole affair was well run and handled very professionally.