Swim - took a GU for the first time before a swim. I always forget to bring it with me. First time doing an in water start. I got in the water to warm up and pee a bit. It was very comfortable. Wore a wetsuit for the extra buoyancy. The course was out and back looked a lot further than I was expecting, but overall it wasn't too bad. I swam across the bouy line a few times. And the women who started 5 mins later caught me at the turnaround. I was touched a few times the last few hundred yards. But overall I felt pretty good considering I've only swam 2x since my last tri. T1 - slow... Had a hard time getting out of the water and getting legs under me. Wetsuit was tough to get off. And I felt like I was forgetting something when I got on the bike. Bike - I felt pretty strong overall. Had a GU tapped to my bike for 45mins in. Passed a bunch of people the entire ride. Had one guy draft off of me for like 10 minutes. I passed him and then he just sat behind be for a while. Then got back in front, eventually I got back ahead. Right lower back pain crept up a bit, I was able to stay in aero for a good amount, but the back pain made me sit upright. I froze 2 water bottles last night thinking they'd be cold and melt.... Um no. Took till about 45 mins in for them to be melted so I could drink. Took the GU at minute 50. Overall a great ride. T2 - went well. Bungee laces would have helped... So would running with my bike vs walking. Run - felt really strong the first mile + but then the wheels fell off. I just didn't have energy. My right big toe was numb for the first portion. Took a 15 second walk break. And then pushed home. Overall very happy with my effort. Good day!