Let the training begin

Last week I got in just over 125 miles in on the bike during training, only to finish it off Sunday with a flat tire just under a mile away from my house. After taking out the tube in my tire, I found a piece of brown glass that worked its way through the tire and eventually punctured the tube. Fixed it pretty quickly and was back on the road home. Over the past week I have learned in just my recovery on how much I need to increase my fluid intake on the bike and just in general day to day.
Today, June 13, starts my training program for a half-iron distance race in late October. The training pretty much has me going five days a week, with two rest days. I am looking forward to the training I will do and trying to follow this plan as closely as I can.

3 seconds

One-one thousand, two-one thousand, three-one thousand. It took you three seconds just to read that. Wow, 3 seconds. I had some time today to look over the official results that came out. It is what separated me 3rd place and 4th place Sunday. That is close. In thinking about it that is not just time anywhere on the course but time possibly made or lost in the transition.
With the race starting at different times for everyone, its hard to judge where on the course your competitors are.