It was a challenging day for everyone, pros, age groupers and volunteers! It poured rain all day long.
I almost didn’t start because of the forecast. I mentally checked out on Saturday thinking I will not participate but then decided to go to the swim start on Sunday morning to see if the water was choppy and then I would decide. It wasn’t choppy, just raining - a lot. They announced that the swim was shortened. As a PCA (Physically Challenged Athlete) I got to start right after the pro field of men and women and got my swim done but it got choppy halfway. The bike was an adventure. It poured rain the whole time. For me, very exhausting. I was tense and stiff but grateful to make it alive. By the time I started running, I was cooked. No energy and raining on and off.
My husband was also stressed, especially during the swim. He started 30 min after me and by then it was more choppy. He got caught right when the wind picked up. They were pulling swimmers onto boats because it was getting bad. After he started, they cancelled the swim leg for all remaining athletes. More than half of the athletes never got to swim. They did a duathlon (bike and run).
But, I made it! My result is 7:28:29 |
