Near the end I had 3 swimmers and a couple of kayakers ask me if I was okay. Guess I must have looked sick. It was great to see Beka66 cheering for me as I got out of the water.

Basically I need to see a psychiatrist to get over my open water anxiety issues. But I didn't end up hanging off a boat to use my inhaler and get myself together this time. I just went VEEEEERRRRRYYYYY slowly when I felt myself getting anxious. (I am amazed that I wasn't DFL!)

Suit got stuck on timing chip and it came off so I had to fish for it in the leg of my wetsuit. Couldn't find half my stuff as the dude next to me took up the entire space that was supposed to be for both of us--I nicely moved his stuff over and left it in the same order, with a volunteer who asked me to do this so that another lady could fit her bike in on the other side of mine. Evidently he had a little fit over that and threw my towel over my bike and my stuff was everywhere. (Just guessing that's how it happened as he had his stuff neatly taking up the entire space again at T1)

Find the guy I mentioned above and kick his selfish ass? Someday, after I learn to swim in open water, I will learn to run with and jump on my bike.

Glad that big dead snake issue at the bottom of Left Hand Canyon was taken care of.

Checked my new drive train out better before leaving the LBS. Shifting problem is not all operator error after all.

I'm a newbie, can't do the thing with the feet on top of shoes and jump off a moving bike yet :) Extra time spent to get ankle brace on and cold packs into my bike gloves (which I ran with) as my knuckles, ankle and right foot were flaring up.

Thought about spitting on my selfish neighbor's stuff, but, I did not.

This just sucked for me. My feet were sore from an SLE flare and the knuckles on my hands were getting really sore and swollen.

I could have pushed myself harder, but my foot felt seriously injured and I really wanted to finish feeling good (okay, that didn't really happen so well either), not hating the whole day, so I walked/jogged as it felt good.

Visiting with the family (hubby, kids, mom), shower, stretch, massage, eat, medical tent visit (too much going on for one kidney today).


1. Me and my issues
2. Selfish neighbor


I had a lot of fun even though this wasn't under the best conditions health-wise for me. I did end up in the medical tent after the massage--I just had severe nausea and a headache. It might have been too much too soon after my nephrectomy.