Thanks again, gals!

The pickle juice was actually pretty yummy after downing so many sweet gel packs- I poured about 1/3 a small Styrofoam cup of it, then added about as much cold water.

As for future plans, I am aiming for any type of super-endurance type stuff- adventure racing, 24 hour MTB races, and possibly a 100 mile run in October. No triathlons, though. I hate swimming. Not that I'm bad at it... I just can't stand to do it! I wouldn't train for it if you paid me