looking back, definitely not my best effort, but it didn't feel that bad, so i need to reevaluate. i got up early, got my stuff and rode down to kapi'olani park, where the transitions and swim were. easy to find a good spot, and not a lot of people at 415.

i parked my bike, warmed up a bit and then headed down to the ocean. it didn't look that rough, but i waited for my wave (3rd), and then we swam out to the start. it was a bit choppy, and there was plenty of reef not so far away. i actually thought that i swam faster than i did, but ended up towards the back of the back. 17:45.7 for 750 m (although i am sure that i saw more with the chop).

t1: didn't feel that slow, but ended up, with the run in from the beach, 2:57.

bike: i usually end up riding with my feet on top of the shoes for a while, which is what i did again. i'm doing a very low tech race style lately, so i really didn't know how fast i went. but for 40k, 1:14:50.

t2: much better, shorter run in to park the bike, got my glasses, and started out. 1:05

run: i'm trying to get my legs warmed up on the last part of the bike (a little sprinting and a lot more spinning), which was ok. the run was much hotter, but i didn't really get passed by too many people, which was ok. 46:12 for 10k, overall 2:22:52.

compared to 2 years ago, i did 21 minutes better this year, but i still felt slow. hopefully i'll do better my next race.