text: Becoming Ironman: Legacy: Processing
  So much of what you say here is true. Especially that it should be fun and that it could have been worse. And that goes for many many things in life. I think the spacing of the challenges you've faced have been almost as carefully designed as your training. Think how terrible it would have been if all the problems had happened to you in your first couple Triathlons: Heat, flat tire, poor nutrition, misdirections, forgotten equipment, etc. How discouraging that would have been! Maybe you would have stopped right there and moved on to crocheting tea cozies. Yet think also how terrible it would be if you entered the Ironman having not dealt with something like the mental discipline to stay detached when someone else frustrates you. The disappointment would have been all the greater. It seems to me you're entirely on track and excelling. This Half Ironman Triathlon is just another mile marker to pass on the way. You're an outstanding athlete and will continue to do even Greater. I've no doubts.