Boy what a sound training plan can do for you! This race just went perfectly for me. It was the last race of my first real year of racing. The swim, bike, and run could not have gone better. The only problem was that I wore a cycling jersey for the bike and run as a favor to a friend. By the end of the run, I was raw and hot. Bottom line - lots of bricks, lots of training, lots of heat, and lots of splash and dashes leading into this race.