Worst swim of year and possibly worst swim I have done in a triathlon. Got off to poor start by swimming in 2nd row of wave and swimmers in front were to slow and hit their legs. In trying to go around them, got off course and had to re-direct. Sighting was poor and breathing was poor.

Go to outside and make sure I was in first row of wave. Going to outside would have allowed me to get into a better swim/breathing rhythm.

Uneventful.

May not wear the swim skin on a shorter swim as it took about 5-10 seconds to get off.

My start was a little slow, but once I got going was able to get into a groove. Ran into a firm headwind on stretch of Highway 3 that is normally a fast section, so that slowed me up a bit more than expected. Wattage was 219, wanted it at 250 for race, so should have pushed a bit hard throughout.

Get out a bit quicker and dropping the hammer a bit harder

Uneventful transition

Not much

Decent run for me. Lost about 30 seconds in first mile due to cramps in both my calves and hamstrings. Legs came back at start of 2nd mile and felt pretty good from there out. Could have pushed a bit more than I did, but overall not bad. Improved by over a minute last year.

Not much. Perhaps start final kick a bit sooner.

Not much other than hydrate, eat and wipe down.


Poor sleep the night before. No doubt.


KPC is one of the most organized races out there. Great volunteers and a great course. Bike course is nice. Run is tough because it is a cross country course, so no PR there. Swim is straight forward. The waves start in a bit of a tight group. Would be nice if there was more room to spread out on swim start. Post race is nice with great food and nice awards ceremony. A bit skimpy on prizes and there should be medals for those that complete the race. Age awards are a bit skimpy too.