Pool start with groups of 10 starting at 30 second intervals. Really crowded for most of the first 200 meters, then started to spread out a bit. Seems like quite a few people under-estimated their time (I probably should have added about 30 seconds to my estimate (did 7:45 for the 400m and came in 8:15)

My transitions are what I need to work on - I felt really ill-prepared going into this one. Figuring out the transition to pool with no glasses (and I can't wear contacts) is something I need to figure out, because i'm pretty much blind as a bat until I get them on...

pace the distance from the pool exit to my bike rack instead of trying to remember since I got confused

nice circular route - the last mile is the same as the first mile, so you have a good idea of where you are going. race officials did a good job of monitoring traffic and the local police were great with road control

Probably could have pushed myself on the ride a bit more - having just taken a tumble during training the previous weekend, I was a bit more cautious than normal which I think hurt me. Need to work on getting into aero position a bit more - did well in the parts where I was.

No real issues on this transition, I just need to work on timing it a bit faster - forgot which rack my bike was on which cause a bit of a delay

count back the racks from the bike ride entrace to mine, for set-up
make sure I have another pair of socks - mine were damp from the swim, and that made them bike/run uncomfortable

run was fairly flat - the second half of the loop had a gradual incline before heading down a hill to either turn into the second loop, or head towards the finish line. Shady in a few places which was nice

needed to run a bit more before the race - my legs were basically dead from the ride. i hadn't really done a good brick workout prior to the race - but my run time was better than I was expecting

walking around and stretching post-race (while chowing down on some food). They also had a chiropractor set up with massage tables where you could get a 10 minute massage


PF in my foot hampered my training in the lead-up; also didn't sleep too well the night before


I'll definately be heading back to do this race next year if all goes well. Was really impressed with the organization considering this was a new venue (found out after the fact)