Comments: All my previos Tri's I've gone at each separate event at maybe 70-90% effort not wanting to bonk or DNF. I swam, biked, ran one this at pretty near 100% RPE anticipating it being my last event in Hawaii. I either wanted to have my best race or keel over trying. I knew I could do the distances from previous races, i was 8 for 8 completions for the TRI's I've done since last Oct. There were a few time that little voice in my head said "go ahead, take a breather...but, I pressed on and had a great race for my standards / goals. If you've been around the military you'll understand the term "FIGMO". Well, I've got mine, and after nearly four years in paradise, the vacation is coming to an end.........
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