Tahoe: Day 3, race day

Vido and I headed out early for our race. We found parking right by the staging area and got ready. I was surprised that I wasn’t as nervous about the swim and was actually feeling confident. Something rather rare for me. I decided to wear my surf booties since we had a long walk out over rocks, it was a good move. 

I started at the front with all the crazy fast people, not really a good place to be, and of course I panicked all the way to the first buoy. I couldn’t see anything expect bubbles all around me. The water was cold, around 55 degrees, and the hazy from the fires was still in the air. 

I finally got a good rhythm by the second lap, but by that time I had lost so much ground, I was off the back but not last. I got out of the water quickly, thanks to my booties, and ran over to the transition and caught up with Vido.