Thanks. It actually wasn't as bad as I expected. The run was, but I know that's my worst event. I swim a mile+ on a regular basis, so besides the water temperature, that went pretty much like I expected. The bike ride was actually better. I've done a couple 50+ mile rides, but 56 was actually my longest to date. The road surface was kind of terrible for a lot of the ride, but beyond that, the ride went very smoothly and I was able to keep a faster pace than I planned, and without killing my legs for the run. I know I'm bad in the run, especially when it's the last element of a tri. This course had a lot of small inclines and declines that kind of sapped the energy out of me. I was very happy to finish with almost an hour to spare. Now all I need to do is work on my conditioning before I do a full IM next year.
