the chop had picked up by the time my wave (#9)started. Going out to the first bouy was pretty tough, but smooth sailing after that. When I went to stand up at the finish, I noticed the bottom was completely covered by CRABS! So I swam until the water barely covered my feet! LOL

nothing.

one of my better transitions this year. The wetsuit came off easier than ever before. And I was pretty pleased to see that I beat Mr. "I'm gonna move your sh*t so I have more room" out of the water. I also beat him back from the bike. Not sure abou the run tho. Guy was a jerk

nothing, it was a good transition.

OMFG! I swear this was my fastest bike split on this course EVER! and yes, the distance was exactly the same even with the course changes. I actually PASSED people and was not passed as much as usual.

So, with apologies to Lance, it IS about the bike!

nothing, very happy with this ride.

another good transition. now my feet are dry and it's much easier to put socks on. Grabbed my hat and race belt and put them on as I headed out of T2. Much easier in a tri suit instead of trying to pull on a shirt. Saw some of the guys from the pool who were there to cheer for their buds. Never saw Mike tho.

nada.

wow, I cannot believe I ran that fast. When I check my watch at the first mile marker I thought for sure something was wrong. But I know this course and I know it is accurate. The last mile and a half I ran with Bill. I have no idea who Bill is, except we were together for most of the race so I finally said hello. We picked up the pace a bit as we were chatting along and I had an awesome run thanks to Bill.

I entered the finish chute and finally found Mike. There he was with the camera and got a nice picture. Come to think of it, he got a lot of good shots today.

nothing, I am more than happy with today's run.

Grabbed my gear and headed to the car. I wanted to be back to the finish to see Donna come thru but it never happened. Sorry Donna! I ran into a million people on the way back to my car, including Glen, and all the people from the pool who had to introduce their spouses to me. "Oh, this is Ellen the Lifeguard. That's my new name I guess, Ellen The Lifeguard.

Anyhow, I put my stuff away and got the clean clothes I had brought. There is a cold shower at the bath house and it was perfect. Then into the bath house to get changed and I felt a hundred times better.

Found Donna just in time to help her carry her stuff out of transition.


3rd Athena 40 - 49. Cheryl didn't get her app in on time and I was bummed that she wasn't there. But I woulda been 4th if she had!

Took over 17 minutes off of my June race time, cool. This was my fastest Hyannis EVER, and I've been doing this race since 2000. I guess it pays to train :)