I love your race report - "I didn't make any of my [time] goals and I don't care" really sums it up. Had a good time, did well for the training volume you put in, success!

How were the weather conditions? I'm guessing by the all-white, it was warm?

Speaking of too close to the center... Ironman CdA this year had a downhill section that started in a single file no-pass zone because it was too narrow. After that, it opens up. These two guys were riding in front of me on the second loop and I was faster, but they were way too close to the center lane for me to go around them. Not close enough to the left for me to go around on the right (not to mention a major no-no), not close enough to the right for me to go around on the left, and going WAY too fast to say "on your left" and not be risky. They weren't using their brakes but I was using mine, as was the woman behind me. Bah!