WOW! Great race report! Thanks for all the details!
That swim sounds BRUTAL! Waves can really upset a swim. Weren't you so proud though...as others (even MEN!) were being fished out... you were still going! That is something to be PROUD of lady!
The bike sounds rough too... as well as the run! Hills are a killer!
Well, you made it, and looks like you had a really solid race! Congrats on your success!
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"