Naturally the day dawned cloudy and POURING down rain. Not just a drizzle - we're talking jungle type rain. But since we were going to be jumping into a pond anyway, it's not like we had to be concerned about getting wet!
Getting suited up and waiting to get in the water was brutal. Cold, cold, cold!
But once we got in the water, it was actually warmer than outside. The swim went well - it still took me half the distance to get my groove on and really start swimming. But we completed the distance and headed for the car to change into biking clothes.
Still. Pouring. Rain.
The biking was probably the most miserable part. We got absolutely soaked. My shoes literally had puddles of water inside them.
We returned from the bike ride and, again, jumped into the car to change into drier clothes for the run. At this point the rain had almost stopped.
It only took about a mile and a half for the feeling to return to our feet and after that it was smooth sailing! We crossed the finish line to the cheers of our coach and the folks that came down to support us - way beyond the call of duty on such a rotten day.
So what's next? We think we just might go do it all over again tomorrow morning. The forecast shows a high of 75 and zero percent chance of precipitation!
-- JAM
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