Today I should be telling you about my race results from the Lums Pond triathlon but instead I'm going to talk about the weather. The weatherman was calling for thunderstorms so I decided I'd put the bike rack on the car Sunday morning. It started raining Saturday evening and every time I woke up it was raining harder and harder. The alarm went off at 4 AM and it was still raining. I decided to put the seats down and pack the bike in the back of the Highlander rather then use the bike rack. At least the bike would stay dry in the car and only get wet if it was raining during the triathlon. Unfortunately the farther we drove the harder it rained and the worse the visibility became. There was thunder and lightning along with the heavy rain so I kept questioning my decision to drive to Delaware. Last year I participated in the LiveStrong challenge and it rained for most of the 70 mile bike ride. Being familiar with bike rides in the rain I wasn't looking forward to another ride in the rain.
When we got to the park it was raining and lightning continued to light up the sky. The organizers were still setting up for the triathlon and there was a line of people waiting to get registered. I put on my rain jacket, pulled up the hood and stood in line while Carol enjoyed the dryness of the Highlander. After standing in line for ten minutes and not gaining much forward momentum to the registration tent I decided I'd had enough for one day. I walked back to the Highlander and drove home. I didn't see anyone follow me out of the park but I wonder what people thought when they saw me driving away. The rain continued all day and I'm confortable with the decision I made this morning.
Does Did Not Start (DNS) = Did Not Finish (DNF) ?
I checked the race results and it shows 197 people raced today. There are times for the swim, bike and run but it looks like all of the events were shortened since the winner completed the triathlon in 0:34:48.
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