DILEMMA SOLVED.

After a lot of debate on which race to do this weekend, I went ahead and signed up for the Race for Recovery on Sunday. I know, it means travel, overnight stay, extra money, etc., but I really wanted to do a triathlon this weekend and I really didn't want to do a duathlon. A woman I work with who had given me directions to the park with the closed beach said the water there is "terrible! I'd never swim there!" So that helped make up my mind. I'm disappointed in wasting the money, and hopefully I can go and collect my shirt and whatever else they were giving out. But I have learned a lesson to never sign up for this race again!

I have to wonder what Michele Jones thought of the swim last year. The lake has been known to be badly polluted over the years. Yes, she was actually here promoting a bike at one of the bike shops and did the race--and won the women's division of course! I haven't heard of any triathlon celebrities who will be there this year, but I'm thinking it won't be an issue if there isn't a tri!

So the Race for Recovery swim is in Lake Erie, where I have swam one time before. That time it was very choppy, so I don't expect much different. I'm used to Lake Michigan. I just hope it isn't as cold! But at least I expect it to be CLEAN!

Now just watch. Now that I've signed up for another race, the e.coli ban will be lifted and the race will probably go on! I don't want to know!