Congratulations! (I feel so fortunate to be a duathlete when I read about cold water...brrrrr)
I giggled
when I read the PowerGel part- reminds me of the time I choked on a jellybean...those little PowerBar chews are quite chewy/choky/sticky.
I am always wiped after a race- it's home, shower, compression tights and a nap. And DH knows he's on dinner duty.
"You can't get what you want till you know what you want." Joe Jackson
2006 Cannondale Feminine/Ultegra/Jett
2012 Trek Speed Concept 9.5/Ultegra/saddle TBD