I remember feeling like I'll be back after last year's Delafield Du, and winning my AG didn't hurt either. It still had the hometown feeling a scrappy little race can provide. The course itself was still fine--well marked, plenty of (nonplussed) volunteers, a few spectators here and there, nothing spectacular. Awards and results took forever to announce and timing was archaic (I finished the first run at 8:02 AM--do the math to see how fast it was).

My athletic supporters arrived in time for Run #2 and still got some shots:

I left this one feeling like I'd outgrown the scrappy little race and I still won my AG this year. I'm not Miss Elite Triathlete, but maybe I'm just ready for a little more.