Congratulations! I wish I could be that non-competitive and just enjoy myself! Maybe you can give lessons. But I'm amazed that you pushed through it even with your foot hurting so much. Must be a relief to get that growth off. Yuck.

For the record, I didn't really hate it. I loved the bike. The rest frustrated me because I *knew* I could do better and didn't. If I were smart I'd throw away my watch and HRM and bicycle computer and stop measuring myself.

Those Aflac ducks are fun. We still have the one from last year. I like how their medals match ours.