My left goggle flooded with water. I t made it a little tough but not that bad considering I still had good vision in my right eye.

Find someone in my age group ahead of me to push me.

T1 is broken up into 2 parts due to lake water level. I walked the transition area to save energy.

Nothing great plan, but for Olympic distance I will need to run the transition areas, have bike shoes rubber band in place, and jump on the bike.

Cramped up a little bit on both quads going up Nasty Grade.

Train harder using more power i.e. intervals

Took my time to catch my breath and conserve energy. I walked the transition area.

Eat a bar while changing and stick the gels in the pouch. The gels fell out of my pockets on my tri-top.

I had the volunteers splash me with water at every aide station. I splashed water in my mouth and got Gatorade every once in awhile. My water bottles only lasted about half way since I was taking a swig every 5 minutes.

Maybe get a little bigger bottles.

Stretch, eat snacks, drink rehydrate, and cooled down in the shade.


I didn't train with enough power, I always trained aerobically.


Tough course, but must do at least once in your lifetime.