What can I say? I was absolutely dreading the actual event & even considered not doing it as the knee was still not 100% & I was only able to swim most of the summer with no cycling or running at all until about two weeks before the event where I tried to squeeze in as much training as possible. Swimming was no problem except for the boredom & the fish frightening me as they were not afraid of me & I managed about 160km of cycling over 10 days. I didnt feel ready to practise uphills since I dint feel the knee could handle it thought the actual race had quite a few steep hills.Since I dislike running I thought waterskiing could replace the run & I foolishly tried a few new moves to increase the rooster tail leaving me with aching pecs, shoulders & stomach muscles! The night before he big day there were heavy strong winds causing the lake temp to drop 4C down to 20C but I refuse to wear a wetsuit. The day turned out gorgeous & our late take off time at 5.45pm was a blessing as it would have been much too hot earlier on. As always the swim was a breeze which i always enjoy. The bike was difficult uphill with a slight wind. Coming down I had to put the brakes on at 44kph as I'm too frightened of the speed. I managed to shuffle the 5km run with a few walks to rest the knee. I was so pleased to complete it & even enjoyed it despite the extremely slow time which was even slower than last year with the wind & rain! It was great with Ed & Sheery along as well. Watch this space for 2010.