As soon as Kim KO'd Hathaway, we had to pull pin at 11:00 pm so we could get to bed and wake up at 2:30 am! It seemed like we just closed our eyes and we had to get up again. I was not a happy camper! We had to get up so that we could make the 4 am ferry to HK for our duathlon race. You'd think the 4 am ferry would be empty, but not in Macao. This the perfect time for HK residents to return back to HK after a night of partying/gambling. We had to pay double the price for our tickets from a scalper as the 4 am ferry was sold out already and the next available one was not until 6:30 am. We finally made to the race location by taxi (45 minutes), and prepared for the race. As we pulled up, we noticed that most, if not all, of the participants were decked out in the finest gear money could buy, including road bikes worth more than our crappy car!
Amanda, Nicole and I did our best and definitely had a great, but challenging time. Next time (if there is a next time) I will be investing in some bike shorts! For the last 5 km of the bike, I could barely sit on my seat! After checking our times online, it was apparent that this was no race for the recreational runner/biker. We all finished in the bottom 20 overall and most of the other racers belonged to triathlon clubs located in HK! Next up is the Lantau 15 on March 15 and the Sundown Half in Singapore May 31, 2014 where Kylisha will run her first half along with Amanda, myself, our friend Lisa and at least 3 other staff from TIS!
