I wouldn't be too disappointed with that. I had a below average swim and it went downhill from there. The first half of the bike was on target but when I hit the turn around and right before the climb back up big hill my HR started to plummet. It picked up over the hill, but then started dropping again on the way back into town. By the railroad tracks it was abnormally low (zone 1/low 2) with shallow breath and dizziness. I was weaving all over the place for 2 miles into t2. My wife saw me enter and knew something was wrong. I pushed my bike over by her standing at the fence and immediately blacked out. Apparently she asked if I wanted a medic and that shook me out of it enough to jump back up, rack my bike and head out on the run. I don't remember any of that or the first 2 miles running until the first aid station coming back towards the finish line. HR was erratic as hell and my pace was at IM zombie march level.

I qualified in 2:29 but ended up finishing yesterday in 3:07. In hindsight I should have taken a DNF at t2 but I was completely delirious and the "never quit" side took over. Friends and family are all saying how determined I was and congratulating me on gutting it out. But I am leaning the other way and how stupid it was to risk a cardiac event for a medal.

Looking over my prerace meals and hydration isn't showing any issues that I can tell. I have some training buddies that are doctors including a cardiac surgeon who is already scheduling me for EKG and echo tests. I am very lucky that it didn't happen on the swim or probably wouldn't be writing this right now.

It's possible that AG Nats was my last Triathlon.