The bast two weekends I have been racing instead of doing regular training runs. Tri Indy This was one of my A races for this year. I really wanted to finish an Olympic Distance triathlon. It was a great day for it. the swim went well, with the time matching my pool training times. I had a few moments of panic, as I usually do in murky water, then I was fine. The plant life on the bottom of the canal was pretty tall this year so I kept "catching" plants or having them freak me out a bit, but it was mostly funny. I was able to swim the whole thing freestyle, the first time I have done 1,500m in "open water" without sidestroke. The bike was pretty good, mostly because I had trained on the course and knew what to expect. I was MUCH faster than I expected though, averaging 15.6 mph. The volunteers seemed to be saying I was the last person out on the bike course (I wish they wouldn't do that, it's demoralizing), but I am not completely sure about that.