ouch!

yeah, that hurts.

That being defined as my entire body.
I finished my first triathlon yesterday. Its a good thing that I wasnt planning on winning anything cause I wasnt even close. I finished in 1 hour, 17 minutes, and 55 seconds. That was good enough for 141st place...out of 238. I was 15th in the Clydesdale division.

But I finished...
That in itself is a victory. I also learned a great deal about racing triathalons, especially the open water swim, and the cumulative effect of doing all three disciplines. I also had a decision to make when I finished: Is this something that I want to continue to do? do I put energy into this? The answer is yes. So now I have a list of things that I can and will improve and things that I've learned, and I look forward to improving.

Speaking of things that I learned: the night before a triathlon, stay at a hotel, or if you are going to camp, get some serious bug spray. I dont know whats flying around Cape May County, but they're tiny, theres a lot of them, and they bite really hard. Yeah, well rested I was not.