Started out feeling less than fair. Had stomach issues and "girl" issues also. I started feeling worse pretty quickly. Nausous, dizzy, light headed, etc. I decided to play it safe and after doing some back stroke and treading water, I got myself into a boat. The army guy who helped me in was very efficient - I went sailing onto the boat and landed at his feet! I felt crummy and disappointed in myself.

HTFU and SWIM!

Im gonna try and post the picture of the blue CHAIR that someone brought into transition. Said chair was left in the middle of the row in an already overly cramped area!!! Had to weave past chair on my way into my spot and then weave around it(and other people) again with my bike on the way out.

Other than having to hurdle a chair, not too much. Felt quite fresh after swimming less than 500 meters!

It was a hilly course - kinds I like. Long but not too steep. After the disasterous swim, I took a gel in the beginning of the bike and was just giving myself a little pity party for a bit. Right before the 1st turnaround, I think I see Mike in front of me heading down the hill after he had turned. I decided then and there to kick it up and forget about the (lack of) swim and have a good rest of race. I proceeded to try and catch him. I was sailing downhill and hammering back up. I finally caught up and realized it WASN'T him!! I took this as a sign for me to go and ride. I did and enjoyed it. My belly felt so, so, so much better and I was able to complete the bike in a respectabale time. I was leapfrogging with another girl for most of the bike and finally caught and passed her at the very end. I'll see her very soon though. . . .

Not dwell in the past and focus on the bike.

Someone had kicked the chair out of the way at least.... I had a tough time for some reason tying my shoes. Go figure.

Well, I want to learn to leave the shoes on the bike, flying dismount thing.

Ugghhh. My legs felt fine, my stomach felt fine but I was just slow as molasses going up and down so many hills. My female problems came back and I wasn't very comfortable for some of the run - AND, I didn't realize that we had to run past transition for 1/4 mile then 1/4 mile back. I saw transition and thought I was done - although we had just passed 2 miles but I don't know, I just heard the announcer and thought how nice it would be to be done.

go faster. Oh, the girl I was leaprfogging with blew past me within the first 200 or so yards on the run - and steadily widened her lead. Great running by her!

Ate a bagel and orange and some water. Hung out with Mike.


Oh, a stomach and girlie things....


It is a beautiful course and the day was overcast and cool. Not a typical Aug. in NY.