Laura, I'm so sorry to hear this. But don't think this was due to lack of training or poor planning on your part.

There were pro's out there who were hurting... bad. One guy I know who places in his AG and was hoping to place for Kona... was vomiting too.

My cousin... started vomitting at mile 82 on the bike... and didn't stop until he stopped racing at 11:45 PM. He expected to finish in 11:30 and finished in 16:45.

It was a HARD day out there for everyone. It wasn't poor planning or training. It was the heat. I saw on the news that typically the temperature on that day is 84... the record high being 99... it was 94 degrees!

Don't be so hard on yourself. Your family, friends... and everyone here is so proud of you! You did a great job.