I went out a little faster than I intended to, so I tried to hold back a bit on the middle 200. It turned out pretty well. I passed a couple of people and got passed by someone who then slowed down. Oh well.

Try to have better pacing - save more for the end of the swim.

The distance from the pool to the transition area was really long. We exited the rear of the building on the opposite side from the transition area. It was cold going out to the transition area! Tried to run to it.

Had a hard time getting socks on, but getting jersey, gloves, etc. was really smooth. I had everything laid out pretty well.

No socks?

I thought I did pretty well on the bike course. I held back a little at the beginning of the course. I probably could have gone a little bit more at the beginning, but I wasn't sure. I was freezing for the first 8 or so miles. After the big hill, I finally started to warm up.

Wear a long-sleeved jersey. Try to have a more consistent pace throughout the course.

Not too much to do here. Racked bike, took off gloves/helmet, had a gel, put on my hat and race belt and went.

Probably could have taken off my gloves while I was walking to my rack. Race belt was a little hard to get on since I was safety pinning it together.

The run went better than I had imagined it. I walked less than I had planned and actually finished faster than I had expected - I've never run this fast before! It was still really really hard and I still don't like running. I was able to sprint across the finish, which felt pretty good.

Big_Ron was waiting about .1 miles from the end and caught me start to walk a little. He actually ran in with me almost to the finish and really kept me going at the end. It was great and I appreciated it a ton.

Train more running.

Walked around a lot.


I was really concerned about not having enough energy left to run. Running is still really hard for me. But, I think that I have more confidence with running now.


This was my first race, so I don't have much to compare it to. I'm pretty proud of myself for finishing and I hope that I'm better prepared for next time.