Really, really hard to swim in that ocean. Freezing cold; right when i went under I felt like I couldn't breathe and it lasted that way almost the whole race. Unstrapped part of my wetsuit from my neck to help breathing. Probably should've just swam backstroke.

Hard to do much, really. Again, freezing cold temperatures.

Took me 1:05 to do it practicing all this week. Had to take my time though because I needed to dry off and throw sweatshirt on for the bike.

Once again, tough because of cold air and strong winds.

Had to put socks on (usually do it for bike, not today. Wet from rain) and take sweatshirt off. Only real thing different about T2 today. Again, everything would've went much smoother if the air wasn't freezing.

The run was the one portion of the race I actually felt comfortable in. Wasn't too cold anymore now that I had gotten used to it. Negative split it.

All in all, can't really complain with my time. Tough swim, freezing temperatures, very tight bike course and still managed to finish strong and place first in my age group by just over 10 minutes.

Definitely felt in good shape. Probably could've run more miles at the same pace. Felt strong.

Will do it again next year.