My Dad drove me to the race and we got there 30 minutes before my scheduled race time and we realized really quickly they were running behind. Basically, we waited one hour and 30 minutes before my race began.
The San Luis Obispo Triathlon started in the SLO Swim Center, oddly enough, this was the same pool where I had learned to swim probably 25 years ago when my mother signed me up for lessons there.
They were able to fit somewhere between 30 to 40 people in the pool at the same time and we swam the width of the pool, which was 25 meters long.
As I walked to the starting station, my Dad gave me some last minute advice. “Be sure to pace y0urself,” he said. Apparently, we were allowed to do some warm up laps. I didn’t need them. I was ready.