STATES DONE BACK TO BACK IN SAME WEEKEND: New Jersey and Maryland....and....Delaware and Virginia. I know, I'm nuts!
DIFFICULT T1: Maine. T1 is the transition time from the swim to the bike. The race in Maine was particularly tricky because I got my timing chip stuck and couldn't get my wetsuit off. Coupled with a calf cramp and it made for one of my slowest T1s to date.
ONLY PLACE I WANTED A T-SHIRT FROM: Arkansas and a little town called, Toad Suck. Yep, that's right. And believe it or not, I had to hunt for a shirt with the town name on it. When I asked a local where I could find one, he looked at me like I was crazy. Really? They don't sell them on every corner with a town name like that? I finally found one at the Harley dealer.
SMALLEST RACE AND BIGGEST HEART: Wisconsin. The folks of Portage were some of the loveliest I have met.
