The triathlon (or should I say biathlon?)

Getting ready for the swim
Finishing the swim. Cool shot, huh?
Almost there!

I woke up on Saturday morning to a downpour. We still got everything and everyone ready and headed out to the race. After being there for about an hour they decided to cancel the bike portion. Brakes don't work very well when wet so they were trying to keep us safe. It was then decided to shorten the swim from 800 meters to 500 meters, also for safety since it was so cold. The temperature outside was around 45-50 degrees. Freezing, especially when you think about standing around in it while wet for 2 hours before putting on a wetsuit and jumping into a ice cold pond. There were rumors that the water was warmer than the air, so my friend Dana and I were very hopeful, but it was NOT true. Talk about cold. I thought my muscles would freeze and might not get me to the finish but they did. Then I ran the 5K. It was definitely not my best time, but it was much improved since I went back on Advair for my asthma. I have more hope for the rest of the races that I am doing this year. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to do the full triathlon and thought I might want to try to do one in 2 weeks, but I have decided to just focus on the Olympic triathlon in July. I have 7 weeks. Despite the cold and all the changes, I am so glad I still did the race. It was a great experience and I can't wait for the next one.