what the heck?

ive been training for my first tri season for the past few months...... working on swim technique and such,......did my first tri today,....a sprint in san rafael, ca. the run was great, the bike portion was technical but lots of fun, but the swim..... holy #$%@@^%&!!  it wasnt a stamina issue it was a cluster #$^% issue.

as i wrestled through the water with absolutely no form whatsoever, dodging arms and legs, i stopped and looked around and noticed that other than the ten or so guys in the lead with room to work,....nobody else was REMOTELY swimming with any form and it looked like a moshpit. nobody swam with their face in the water and i actually saw two guys literally wrestling for position as they doggypaddled. HORRIBLE experience!!!

next time im goin to the front at the start. i still finished in 1:08.....better than the majority. it feels good to pass up guys with aero helmets and bikes worth more than my house.