5th female out of the water. Not sure what # I was out of the water overall. I liked the time trial start, less being kicked. I did run into a metal pole sticking out of the water (luckily only with my hand) it did have a small white Styrofoam floatie on it, but this still seemed dangerous and scared the crap out of me.

Look out for metal poles? I would not change much I am a strong and confident swimmer.

There was a .33 mile run to transition. You were allowed to leave shoes to run in. I ran in flip flops and with my wet suit pulled half way down. The worst part of this transition was that myself and two other people went the wrong way for probably about 100 yards. At one point it was unclear which way to go. There were some spectators (I hope not volunteers) at this point and they said they had no idea which way we were supposed to go. So we made a choice and we eventually realized we chose wrong. Made a turn once we realized this and luckily got back on the right track easily but with a bit of a detour.

Go left instead of right.

26th out of females. I am still new to biking so I was happy with my performance especially on this hilly course. I had a gu around mile 4 and then another around 20.

It was overcast during the bike too which was nice.

I could be better with my gears.

T2 went smoothly.

Nothing.

33rd female out of 41. I am very disappointed with this but I know I can do better! I walked portions and I know I can complete this without walking at all! When I hit the uphill sand portion my body just started walking without even discussing it with my brain! Ha!

Be more prepared for the trail portion.

Was greeted at finish with a dixie cup of water and told they were out of bottles. Super. It was high 80s and humid. I walked for a bit to cool down but mainly refilled half a dozen dixie cups.


I don't want to make excuses but the humidity killed me. I should have done more bricks before this as well. I let my mind get the best of me.


I'm sorry but this is the worst run race I have done. While it is only my 4th triathlon I was very disappointed and would never do it again. No one knew what they were doing for the swim, to collect park tickets and breakfast tickets after the race the volunteers were actually yelling at people. The breakfast I paid $13 dollars for wasn't worth $2. While there were lots of volunteers, there were none when I went the wrong way to T1 and obviously that sucks.