Helen Reddy’s got nothin on me

So this is what I walked into yesterday morning at 5:08 a.m.

Yikes.  I didn’t really comprehend the magnitude of what I had gotten myself into.

Very intimidating.  There were some seriously impressive bodies there.  There were some craaazy bikes.  There was a lot of gear that I have never seen before.  I had no idea why people were walking around with headlamps on.

Then I tried to pee in a portajohn at 5:30 in the morning when it was pitch black out, and one reason for the headlamps became immediately crystal clear.

I had an extra, smaller sticker in my packet with my number on it. I had no idea what I was supposed to do with it, so I asked the woman next to me who was setting up her fancy gear.

“Um, it goes on your helmet?” she replied.

What I heard was, “Are you a fucking idiot?”

Whatever, she was a novice once too.  I guess she just forgot.

But being clueless and inexperienced does have its advantages.  I definitely felt intimidated, but there was also absolutely no pressure on me.  Just being there was a major accomplishment.  And because I was clueless, I wasn’t even aware of most of the things I should have been worried about.

The degree to which I was terrified in this crowd of people was evened out by the incredible amount of excitement I experienced.And I definitely messed up a couple times.

I swam to the wrong buoy (or boobie, as Number 3 called it) in the swim and had to turn around and go back the right way.  So I really swam more like 1.25 miles.But I made it out..

And in the bike I got yelled at because “YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN SINGLE FILE!” 

I told you those guys are psychos.  Pshycolists.

I was afraid I was going to have to walk rather than run.  Or that I wouldn’t even be able to finish, but I ran the whole way.

It took me 3 hours and 23 minutes.  Not fast, but still a best time.

I did it.

And it feels reeeeaallly good.

Well, let me clarify.  My outsides feel like shit today.  But my insides feel pretty freakin amazing 😉

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