They said they shortened the swim to around 550yds. The water temp was 59degrees and I didn't have a wetsuit, so for the first 1/3 of the swim I thought I was going to drown because I could not breathe, and I had to swim like I was sighting because I couldn't put my head in the water. After that I warmed up and could swim fine for the rest of the race. Except my goggles fogged up and I took a wrong turn and had to backtrack a little. And apparently I was ranked 459 in the swim, which means almost everyone beat me.

I would definetely wear a wetsuit next time. Or atleast get in the water before the race starts to get used to it.

The transistion was long for everyone because it was such a long run from the water. I was pretty fast imo.

Bring something to sit on. Maybe some water to wash my feet on, and try to start with my shoes already on the bike

My plan for the bike was too go all out, which you had to do because the course was so hilly there was literally no way to take it easy. Overall I did well and even broke my speed record and hit 40miles/hr twice.

Not forget my water bottles in my car. When I hit the first aid station at mile 11 it was hard to actually drink water.

Was pretty fast in changing.

I'm surprised I did so well on the run. I thought I was going pretty slow for the first 2 miles.

Run faster

stretching.


Not ready for the cold water. Needed to do more bricks and more hill workouts on my bike.


This race was awesome. The course was beautiful and the volunteers were extremely helpful. Everything went smoothly. FIRST TRIATHLON COMPLETE!!!