10 cm of rain on the day of my tri?

[Grog]

That's excellent Grog! I loved the pictures!
I'd like to try a tri someday but I'm afraid to do the lake swim. I wish they had one with a pool swim here...

You shouldn't have spoken so quickly!!

http://www.appletriathlon.com/

The Appel Triathlon in Kelowna (July) has a Try-A-Tri version for those who "didn’t feel comfortable with the swim component even though they could handle the bike and run."

It's a pool swim (only 300m, 12X25m).

You're all set!

[kelownagirl]

Oh I missed that it's a pool swim!! I had checked out the Apple Triathlon and that's how I got interested in the Try-a-Tri. I thought it was still in the lake though. Off to go look more closely. Can't go this year because I'll be in France. . And I need to learn to swim better.

[Wahine]

Nice work Grog. The conditions looked rough. Glad you had a good race.

PS - It's looking more and more like I'll be in Vancouver for the May 6th Marathon, but I think I'll downgrade to the half. I'm just not really into the running long thing right now. We'll see.

[Grog]

PS - It's looking more and more like I'll be in Vancouver for the May 6th Marathon, but I think I'll downgrade to the half. I'm just not really into the running long thing right now. We'll see.

I'm running the half too, so feel free to join! We'll be a small group of people getting there but running on our own I think.

[Bluetree]

That'a a great write-up and pics, too. Thanks for sharing!

[HappyAnika]

Thanks for sharing your story, and congrats on sticking it out in that weather, it made me cold just looking at the pictures!

[Grog]

Thanks all for your words!

The interesting thing is that I was never cold during the race. Cycling in the rain is not bad, it's just a matter of being a bit more generous with braking distance and being dressed appropriately.