Great performance today.
Swim
Unfortunately, the swim was cut way down to ~300m (I measured 240) because the wind was wreaking havoc with the buoy positions. I thought I was struggling and having a hard time and was worried about my ability to swim in the open water. As it turns out, my pace was fantastic at 1:50/100 yd compared to my normal 2:15 in the pool. My GPS could've been off, but they claimed it was ~300m which means since I measured 240m, if they were right, my pace would've been 1:29. I barely believe the 1:50. I can't imagine going 1:29. Ignoring their claim, the GPS error could be like 5 or 10 meters, so if the distance was 230m, my pace would've been 1:56, still a great pace for me. It was a PR my 0.0<0.25 mile pace.
Bike
I loved the flat course. However, the wind was wicked. The whole course felt like it was uphill all the way. However, I had a PR of 17mph for any ride I've ever done. It was my first tri with my new bike and clipless shoes. It was also the second flatest ride I've ever done. Also, I've been training well. Obviously everything paid off well for me.
Run
Luckily the rain held off from the bike until the run and the rain doesn't bother me at all running. The run was great too, it was my 2nd fastest 3-4 mile run, 8:55 overall pace. It was also the 3rd flattest run. The end was fun, about a 1/4 mile out I wanted to just pass everyone I could and ramped up to about 6:40 by the time I got to the finish line.
Conclusion
All-in-all it was a really great race. My training has really paid off. My only concern is that I can't maintain these paces for a 70.3. For my Olympics, I've got to really work on measuring my paces or I'll never be able to finish the half in 7 hours. Swimming will be the hardest since it's harder to see my watch in the water. I don't even know if it displays pace while swimming.
My goal for the half is 1 hour (swim @ 2:15/100y plus 10 minute in transitions) + 3.5 (bike @ 16 mph) + 2.25 (run @ 10:00) = 6.75 hours.
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