A seal? A whale? Nope. That's me.

"Yes, I am 5 1/2 months pregnant. No, they don't make maternity wetsuits. Yes, my doctor is aware of my activities. No, I am not taking opinions on the matter. Please stop staring!!" Those were the words running through my mind and on the tip of my tongue all day as people looked me up and down and stared at me with concerned eyes.

Last weekend I completed my second triathlon , the Stansbury Park Tri. I was feeling awfully jipped that I had worked so hard to train for the swim in St. George and didn't get to do it. So, I looked for the closest open water swim I could find and signed up before I get anymore pregnant.

Children cover your eyes!! I post this not for comedy relief, to make you sick, to make me look good or to scare small creatures....it is for posterity only. I apologize and move on.

Sara and I learned the hard way the reason for spraying WD-40 all over ourselves....apparently it makes it much easier to get the dang wetsuit on and off. We struggled!! I hate to admit it but our swim to bike transition time was way over 10 minutes....so embarrassing!

Our murky, stinky, weedy, 8 lb bass supporting, less than warm "open" water swim. It was terrifying. I really had a hard time and am anxious to be able to get more experience after the baby. For my very first open water swim ever it was pretty close to what I expected and far less than what I had hoped for. However, I survived and as far as I know didn't contract any serious diseases.

See above post for more details :)