The wait for the swim start seems really long. The footing was not awesome either. My feet were killing me trying to walk on that rough surface. I was really cold, too. I think it was in the 60s. Bob R. left his shirt and flip flops behind the porta potties to be retrieved later. When he came back, they were gone. Bummer.

The swim start was great once it got going. They started both races exactly on time. Sue and I stood at the tail end of the 25-30 min. group. They let 5 people in about every 10 seconds or so. Sue entered next to me but took off so fast. I never saw her again.

I used Foggle on my goggles. Worked great!

I did not wear a shirt--just my sports bra and tri shorts.



Nothing. This swim was so enjoyable. Although, now that I think of it, a swim skin would've been perfect.

The swim ended up being short. I was done so fast and when I looked at my watch, I couldn't believe my time. I didn't know it was short and assumed I swam so fast. LOL! I almost forgot to pay attention to where my bike was.

I stood to put on my shoes (no socks), number belt, sunglasses, helmet, wrist sweatband and took off. The run to the bike mount was long and across bumpy macadam. I'm not fast on that.

Nothing

I pushed as much as I could on the bike. The course was not too congested but I was careful since there seemed to be a lot of newbies.

I consumed two GUs and 1.5 bottles of watered-down Gatorade.



Nothing

Put my visor on. I used lots of Vaseline on my toes and then put my socks on. I grabbed one GU for my pocket.

I poured sunscreen down both arms and applied it everywhere as I was running out.


Nothing

I never felt good on the run. I counted the people I passed but wasn't passing hardly any at all. Way more were passing me.

I never cramped. I stopped at every aid station and had water and Gatorade. It was a clear Gatorade. It actually didn't have much of a taste. Come to think of it, I think they called it something else at the first aid station.

I never ate my GU.

I saw Judy, Frank, Ed Gerena, and Ellen. Ellen took my picture.

I saw Steve Del Monte and asked him to turn the sunshine down. It was just so darn sunny!

I'm pleased with my pace considering I didn't feel like I had much energy. I went a tad faster than last year. Maybe that was because the humidity was low.

Bob was waiting at the finish line (for a change) thanks to the Delmo app. That told him my expected finish time.

Bob brought two chairs, which really came in handy. He also brought my clothes to change in to (shorts, sports bra and a tank). I changed in the porta pottie. While I was over by the porta potties, I saw a guy sitting on the wall that looked like Steve Schirripa from the Sopranos. I thought, wow, that guy really looks like the actor on the Sopranos but it can't be him. Later on, I found out it was. I was bummed I didn't go and say something to him.

They had great food at the finish. I had sausage, eggs, and a cream donut. I gave Bob a bagel with cream cheese. And they had coffee. Okay, it was hot enough but it was coffee!

We stayed for the awards. I took 1st, Susan got 2nd, Stacey got 3rd, and Bob R. got 1st. Bart was happy just to finish since it was his first race since his open heart surgery on March 5. Andy didn't train and ended up pulling both calf muscles. I didn't see Bart or Andy afterwards.

Bob and I took the shuttle back. There was no wait this year. We actually got back faster than Stacey, Susan and Bob R. did. They walked to where Frank had parked the car at Judy's.





Fun race. It is so well organized. I really enjoyed it. It was nice having so many friends there. I already signed up for next year.