Seemed like a good swim for me. I started at the "front" and basically got dropped into the first group, letting the fishy do their thing. Exactly where I wanted to be for the most part. Sun was a bit of an issue, but fortunately I found a good set of feet and cruised it on in.

Nothing comes to mind exactly other than another couple of million meters practicing.

Pretty good transition. Not my fastest, but not too bad when you consider all the bouncing around done on the grass. Still, gotta find the time to speed this up ~5-10 seconds

A little more practice would be nice.

Sadly my tri bike is still in about a hundred pieces (as I wait on parts) from the trip to A2, so I didn't get to ride it. I was on my CR-1, without aerobars. The rest of it was Tri'd out (Disc, Jet9, Aero bottle/helmet) so I suspect that helped a bit, but still... well... let's put it this way...

Last year I put out 9 FEWER watts but was 2 minutes faster.

yeah, there's a difference between them.

Also on the way back I was tucked on a downhill (chin to stem sitting on top tube style) and as I sat back up my calf cramped up something fierce. It was unenjoyable for sure... I got it worked out pretty fast, but man it was not how I wanted to finish the last mile or two.

Ride my tri bike. Not get a cramp.

Alright, just a little showboating... lots of riding on one shoe with a nice little skip at the dismount line. You know, for flair. Otherwise it was business. Helmet off running shoes on.

Pretty quick T2, about 5" or so off the fastest

Lost 2 places during the course of the run, which is an improvement over the past (where I lose a ton of spots on the run)

Nonetheless, I always feel like I'm just lumbering along during the run portion... maybe someday I'll feel a bit more like a runner.

More miles in the legs, not get injured last year :P

Moved around a bit and just chilled out. Drank a lot of liquids and ate some banana's. Otherwise just watched some other's finish.


Bike selection, past injuries, being a wuss.


There's always room for more Volunteer's, but that's not easy to control. Somebody standing at ALL the turns on the run would be a good thing, despite checking out the course extensively this time it was still mildly confusing during the heat of the moment. I also saw at least one person go the wrong way.

Endurance Sports Management and Kevin put on great events. I would definitely recommend any of his races. Very good treatment to the last person across the line as well as the first!