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I'm in!  This is my first 1/2 IM and is being used as an indicator for my 1st IM (IMKY) on August 30!  Is anyone from W. MI driving down that way and staying for the weekend?

Just checking in - how is everyone doing? 

I missed a few weeks of training due to some personal things and illness, but am back in teh saddle trying to make it. 

I am sooo nervous about the time limits now that I have missed a bit of training.  I am a slow swimmer, and a slow runner and my cycling has been hit or miss due to bike issues - ala a broken rear rim.  I have yet to ride longer than 46 miles and my runs have been pretty short as well.  I am just so afraid that I will have a bad experience and am trying to keep positive about this.   

I figure that if I can start the race no later than 8AM (I have no clue what the wave schedules are) - I can finish the race with some time to spare.  I am basing my finish on really cnoservative times (i.e. my slowest half amarathon ever, my slowest average bike speed of late, etc.).  Oh man I am sooo freaking out! 

Someone help me calm down, please!  I just do not know if I am ready.  I am oly ready - that I know, but HIM ready?  Is the remaining 6 weeks or so enough time to refocus and get it done? 

I thought the waves last year were something like Senior folks first, some women waves, then older guys like 40 and over, then younger guys.  I'm quite certain that Curegirl and Amyengel went in the wave in front of me.  I know I swam up into two different colored caps and then towards the end was passed by at least one or two other colored caps.  Seemed to be the standard swim setup of what they deemed possible groups with slower swimmers going first then the fasty's bringing up the rear.

Of course with the storms they picked up some swimmers and got them off the water due to some nasty lightening.

Ill be there wearing my bright yellow BT shirt from IMKY.  Were staying at the campground right next to transition.  Will probably hit the expo right around 3 and attend the 4PM meeting.  I did it last year, but still might go just to see whats going on.