Congratulations! Isn't it great to be able to change clothes when you need to? I agree, 28th out of 120 is great!! I have finished last in many running events. Who cares. We're out there! At least we're not wimping out because the weather isn't perfect! I think your time is perfectly respectable. Hills, rain, wind- sounds like my ride Sunday. I averaged 10.5.

You _can_ stave off a bonk if you feel it coming on- and can recover from it if you have calories with you. I was riding Sunday, and in the middle of a (two mile) climb, I was suddenly irresistably hungry. Not even shaky feeling yet. It was quite inconvenient to stop, after I had _just_ been at a sag stop a little bit ago but only eaten an orange slice- but I pulled over and ate 200 calories of Clif Blocks. I'm sure I could have made it to the next sag, but at what cost?

Great job! What's the next event?

Nanci