The Aftermath

Lessons learned from my first 70.3:

1. If your body marking came off with your wetsuit, chances are your sunscreen did too.
2. You can become a better descender on the bike almost instantaneously if properly motivated. Fast downhill = free speed. This becomes pretty compelling during a 90 k ride before a half marathon.
3. If you're grinding up the hills in your smallest gear while people spin away next to you, you should have gone with a different cassette. 
4. It doesn't matter how spent you are at the end. It's still worth walking up one more hill to get a free massage. Likewise for standing in line to get poutine. 
5. I'm happy to watch you do your morning-after "recovery run" while I recover my own way... on a patio with eggs benedict, Advil, and a huge latte. 

Ow.

Double ow.