I had the best swim I've ever had at this distance. I got hung up in a gaggle of slower swimmers about midway through.

1. Indicate a better swim time on the entry form.

2. Be more agressive in passing others, I was probably too timid.

Practice the transitions more while out of breath.

I was fairly disappointed in the bike portion. When I finally got going at a pace I wanted to be going, it was too late. This is one area I found the most opportunity in my post race results.

Lots more hills. finish getting my road bike built before the next race I participate in.

lost 15 - 30 sec's, forgot my inhaler in my bike's bag. Don't forget it next time.

This is another huge opportunity for improvement. However, my biggest success(IMHO) was I needed no meds the whole race. Especially on the run. The run was not to bad, I just need to get comfortable at a faster pace.

More intensity in my brick workouts. The first mile my legs were dead.

I needed more hill work on the bike, and a road bike might help by a couple mph. Probably needed more running volume as well.


Since this was my first, It is tough to rate, but I'll be back next year, having done what I needed to do differently. This was a good experience overall.