Pretty choppy water, caught a few waves in the mouth when I breathed to the left.

Nothing

I didn't have my Garmin on, so I didn't catch transition times.

Have water to rinse my feet instead of trying to brush the sand off.

Decent bike for the 3rd time on my tri bike. I think it's set up pretty well. I just wish the bike lane didn't have a rumble strip on one side, since I had to cross it every time I passed someone.

Ride on the road the whole time instead of bothering with the bike lane.

Someone racked their MTB right on top of my transition area, so I had to move it to get to my stuff. Other than that, I did ok with the transition.

Stake out my place at the end of a rack instead of the middle.

Horrible pace for me, but what can I expect after not being able to run for 2 weeks? My knee and foot feel better now, though, so I'll be back in my running shoes this week.

Run more beforehand, but that wasn't so much a choice as a necessity. I WANT to run!

Went to find my friends, got water, etc.


Wind, being unable to run due to injury


Great, put-together race. Also great prizes, even though I didn't get one...they gave out travel coffee mugs! Good food afterward, too!