Pre-Tri-al...ahem

so, the day is a 5am start, be at the venue at 5.30am, stuff as many sugary energy bars down your throat as you can before you gag (yes i did) as there is NOWHERE to get breakfast at 5.30am, drop your bike, socks, running shoes, helmet, oakleys, gloves, energy gels in the transition area, go look at the cold bleak black freezing water, undress, put stupid rubber swim cap on, undress, walk across the car park and along the path for 15 mins to the swim start in bare feet as you never realised you needed flip flops, listen to announcements, try not to smirk when some old dear warbles the national anthem out over the loud speakers as your american cousins whell up with emotion and make your way over to the start like a condemned man...