Solstice Triathlon

Yesterday I did the Solstice Xterra. It was in La Grande OR up at Morgan Lake, a little lake in the mountains. It was cool and cloudy. The temp outside was about 54, and the temp in the water was 59.
The swim was 1000m. I still am not great at open water swimming, but felt I did ok during the swim. Especially after the last bouy back to the start I got in a rhythm and felt good.
The bike was 25k. The trails were muddy especially in a few spots. The trail was very rocky, and reminded me of the solitude trail a little. There is one really steep part called suicide run that is long a steep. I made it about half was down, and then decided I better walk and not risk an endo. There were also a couple climbs I had to walk up. I really thought the bike trail was pretty fun.
Then I finished with a 10k run. I ran down a road and then through this pasture. The grass was really long, and it was hard to tell where the rocks and bumps were. At one point my hamstring started cramping and I thought I would not be able to finish. I stopped and stretched it and was able to move on. The last half of the run was back up the hill so that made it tough. I passed two guys right towards the end of the run which was nice.
Overall I really enjoyed the race, and I felt like I did pretty well. I would have liked to have had a little more energy in the run and not have been cramping. My goal was to finish in less than 3.5 hours. My times are below.

Kevin Jensen Lehi UT M 36

OverAll	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run
3:22:24	0:18:48	0:03:41	1:51:59	0:01:31	1:06:25