Pretty basic and easy course. My big mistake was this time I wanted to start in the back to avoid contact and just swim.. big mistake I got hit more as the people in front of me stopped. some how I T-boned someone after the first bouy during the longer straight away.??!!!?? how can someone be swimming perpendicular to me??? My new motto is "i'd rather be the hammer than the nail. I know I ended up swimming longer since I just went around people..every time I thought I could draft off someone they stopped. Plus at one point there were 4 abreast doing the breast stroke or treading water, so I just took a wide bearth around them. When the long seaweed close to the first turn got my arm it startled me, but mostly I just got frustrated at people that were stopping in front of me, So I would stop then go around.. I'm just going to start to go over them.

Swim wise it was pretty good I didn't need to stop for fatigue issues, but when I got out of the water I noticed my HR was up there for a swim,, 150's and the avg was 145. in the future I'm going to start at the front and just take off for the start to get in clean water.

start closer to the front or at the front.

I did a slow jog once out of the water, until the carpet ended then just did a easy walk into transition. I dropped my goggles when I took off my cap, but really didn't need to stop to get them as I knew it when it was happening. I did laugh at some of the people in transition, they were looking paniced as they hurried. I really wanted to take a bit longer trans, just relax and be smooth, got socks, shoes on easy, helmet, race number and did an easy walk to the mount line.. Must like the soprano's this is forshadowing for future episodes.

attempt at being quicker, actually do a slow jog out of the water and with bike would easily cut 30sec's i'm sure

WOW!!.. My bike computer said (but not out loud) just 18mph for the avg.. so wow.. 19+ compared to others it's not that great but I'm estatic, I'm going to grab another Heinken....ahhhh,,I'm back 20 minutes to soprano's, the last star wars is on now.. natilie portman is super hot..

This was my best so far on a bike, I was passing people even up the small hills, and of course got passed. the last 5-6 miles I was able to pick it up a bit and caught a few people that passed me earlier. I don't want to write too much about the bike since it will just be pro-gary, and while this was a great step up for me, I know that I will be getting better, so i'm just going to enjoy this for a couple of days then get back to riding more.

push a bit harder?? maybe,, right now my goal is more training time, that is what will help me the most,

Just a nice easy relaxed transition.. I saw a couple of people fall down, trip over a bike, and start running with their helmet on..I finished drinking the rest of the fluid left over from the bike leg. Got the shoes off and running shoes on pretty easy and walked to the exit, got some more water and wished I had my sunglasses

Nutrition error.. I didn't bring anything since I know from running I don't realy need something unless I'm over 90 minuetes or way longer. then I'll have a gel around 75-80 min. So I wanted to see how I'd do without it.. big mistake, while I didn't have that bonk feeling I should have had something after the bike

how sad is it that my best event is the swim, and I don't put as much time in it as i should.

I had some issue right around mile one, I was burning up and my heart felt like it was going to crack a rib, I looked down and it was 178 so while I didn't walk i was running (HA !!) slow enough to be a walk, i did this for a full minute, and just after mile 2 I needed a quick 30 sec walk break, again my legs didn't feel that bad it was mostly HR and breathing issue's. I think I had too much left since after that little break I was running great, I was under 10min/mile with two breaks so all things considered that was a ok run.

not run 7 miles the day before,,I felt it some on the run, but my legs felt pretty good, mostly I was out of breath, more training on speed work needed.

I had problems staying cool and at each water break took a cup to just dump on me

lots of water and pizzia and hung out with this really cool group of BT'ers. Watched how many guys kept staring at some scantily dressed 16 y/o


genetics, 25 extra lbs of flubber, not enough training time, staying out late the two nights prior to this.. (past midnight)


Well thanks to my new pre-race super energy drink, diet mnt dew and tequila I'm expecting great gains..

Not having anything nutrition wise was a mistake I did take 2 bottles of gatoraide on the run but having a gu, would have helped I think.

I noticed that I was within 50 seconds of moving up 3 spots so not screwing around in the transition would have helped. I was about 2/1/2 min of moving up 5 or 6 spots, this lets me see what people were saying about making up time in transitions