smashfest

waiting for the start


I'm the one with the yellow cap













the usual chaos at the gun..













almost finished the 2800M swim leg













I then hopped onto the bike feeling fine and ready to push it for 80km - which in al my enthousiasm I did...



















and then add a 20k run



















Do all the above in +30°C and whilst not drinking more than 1 bottle in the process, and you have the perfect recepy for some major dehydration. Carnage, it wasn't pretty. My face in the pic above says it all. Lesson learned.... (the hard way).
This was not the race that I had aspired to have, but it was just one of those days where just finishing had become enough of a challenge in itself; so in doing that a bit of my performance related disappointment diminished.
But I'm not hurt and I'm not broken either. I'll do all I can to have a good recovery this week and then start over a new training cyclus towards the following races with all the determination that I can fit into my pocket.
I've got another half ironman over the next month, and I expect to remedy some mistakes over this time!
cheers, B