Great swim in today's race. I have become so much better at open water swimming. I couldn't swim 400 yards straight a year ago, but I have come a very long way. I was very comfortable during the swim and kept reminding myself to swim in slo-motion and relax. It is amazing how swimming slower makes me faster. I pushed really hard towards the end, because I was just excited to get out of the water and on the bike.

Pretty good T1.

Nothing except learn to put my shoes on while they are attached to the bike. I don't really think that would help me too much though

Great bike. I was a lot faster than I thought I would be and the bike, more than anything, is what made me finish faster than I thought I would. I was so thrilled with my performance on the bike in this race.

I was so fast on the downhills, consistently hittin 28-32 mph. I am so much more comfortable in the aero-bars and I am happy I kept them on the bike for the race.

The bike course was beautiful, very scenic and fast. The climbs were moderate and I was happy that I was actually passing people on the hills.

Overall, this was a great ride. Easily the most rewarding bike ride I have had.

Pretty good T2, but I dropped my bike as I was headed into the area.

Pretty good run. It took me a while to feel normal in the run. I usually feel better about 8 minutes into the run, but it took me a considerably longer time today. I think I really left it all out there on the bike.

At the 1 mile mark, I was shocked to see that I did my first mile in 9:15, very fast for me.

The run was on a nice shady course, and I was able to keep a good pace throughout most of it. During the run, I started telling myself that I no longer wanted to finish in 3 hrs, but 2:55 instead. As the run went on, I was feeling stronger and stronger and I was able to run hard to the finish.

Walked and drank lots of water.


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Great race! This was the perfect way for me to finish my second season of triathlon. I have a lot of confidence to carry me into next year. I am very proud of the step I took from sprint races to my first olympic.

I see so many changes in myself. I look at myself in a whole new light now. Towards the end of the run, I was looking at the people around me and marveling at how athletic they were, then I started thinking, I am right there with these people. What a great feeling.

I loved the olympic distance experience as well. I think that maybe once I do my first IM, I might just keep doing these races as they are both fun and they give you more of a feeling of accomplishment.