Awesome ride/race report!

Now as for the participants... I was actually saddened by some of the attitudes I encountered. I would say that maybe 40% were the friendly types that I usually run into at races and the other 60% were, uhhh... NOT.
I was wearing my Ironman finishers running hat, and you would not believe how many people asked me if this was my first race!!! I pointed to my hat and said, "uhhh NO!" with a smile on my face. sigh..... What can I say? I guess it was because I wasn't wearing a high zoot tri oufit or something? I had my tri shorts and jenny shirt on. I'm also on the "thick" side, so I guess I look like a newbie?? What can I say.... I'm the poster child.....
Right... when I show my tri pictures to my family/friends... they are always SHOCKED to see people in my pictures who have less-than-perfect bodies. I always point out to them that MANY of those people... beat the pants off me... and ALL body types compete in tri's.

Unfortunately, some of those people didn't read your hat... or they thought you just bought it because it was cool... vs. you bought it because you actually did an IM.

I honestly can't believe how rude some of those ladies sounded! If they have EVER been to a tri... certainly they have seen ALL body types???!!!!

Oh well, screw 'em. You are fabulous... and racing... and you probably race more than they do!