University of Akron indoor triathlon - Rusty rusty rusty
First race of 2023. I signed up for this race after my coach said it's a good idea. Readiness level - Physical (7 out of 10). Mental (1 out of 10). Honestly, I don't know where January and February had gone. I remember coming back from the around-the-world winter trip and here we are at the end of February. I signed up for this race because it's on campus and I wanted to support the students. The race was put together by the UA triathlon club. A couple of days before the race, I received an email about the race info and which wave I was in. Since there could be only 8 people starting at the same time, the participants were assigned to different waves and my wave did not start until 9:10am! (woo hoo. more time to sleep). I showed up to the race, which was in the Student Recreation center at the U of Akron about 20 minutes before my wave started. After signing the waiver form, a volunteer walked me to the locker room in ONAT (Ocasek Natatorium) pool where I usually do my w