After getting the bike, bags, and finisher swag, we made the 5 minute walk back to the hotel and I was asleep just after 1am. It was a pretty eventful 22 hours.
I couldn’t sleep past 6:30 for some reason, so I bookended race day with a couple of 5-hours of sleep nights. I got my massage at noon, and tried to go for a run in the afternoon, but my body wouldn’t have any of that. So a two mile walk it was. I was surprised to see how many athletes were already leaving by mid-day Monday. To each his own.
Town had pretty much returned to normal and most athletes had left by Tuesday. I was still feeling a bit fatigued, but not too bad. A couple more miles of walking, a bit of snorkeling, and things were starting to return to normal. We went diving Wednesday and I felt pretty much back to normal by Wednesday night. I can’t believe I recovered so quickly, but I think the diving helped.
We dove Thursday and Friday as well. The diving in Cozumel is top notch. Corals, sponges, lobsters the size of Wisconsin, barracuda, sharks, groupers the size of Wisconsin, more turtles than you can shake a stick at. That will be a separate post. By Saturday, we had our fill of diving and I was getting a bit sick. We were ready to head home to see our dogs and friends.
Thank you to my wonderful wife for putting up with the (little bit of) training, my single-mindedness before the race and 22 hours of chasing me around an island on race day.
It was a great race and a great trip! Who’s joining me for next year?
Glad to finally finish reading all of this. And not one mention of how you lost the game during the race…