Sunday, July 24, 2016.  IMLP. I Failed.  The two words I uttered when they pulled me out of the water.  The same two words I said when I was consoled by friends while shaking and shivering uncontrollably. I was pulled out of the water on the IMLP swim part, on the second loop about 4 buoys to the finish.  I wouldn’t have made it to the swim cut-off no matter how hard I tried to push.  I couldn’t breathe.  I couldn’t swim.  Not even from 1 buoy to another.  I had to hold on to every kayak I could hold … Continue reading I Failed.