Neighborhood Sprint Tri: Bike course. i was first out of the gate thanks to my OUTSTANDING swimmer Stephen. It is a tough course, starting out with a trek along a rough path and then a big up hill climb. Had trouble again controlling my heart rate...too much excitement...too much trying to give it my all. Did well...didn't get passed until the 11-ish mile mark. But then the biker who passed me got lost :) So I was first biker in to the transition area. Was definitely not the fastest biker, but think it was a decent time for me. Should really work on speed next year! Overall, as the returning team champions, we lost our title...to a great team consisting of two brothers who were inhumanly fast on the run, probably pretty fast on the bike. Gives us something to work on next year!