I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I managed to accomplish everything I wanted - finished in under 2 hours, broke an hour on the bike leg and despite my best attempts, didn’t drown on the swim. Total time 1:42:22 and the full race report is up.
Honestly, I think it was harder than the half marathon was and that went on for almost an hour longer. There just aren’t a lot of opportunities to take a breather in a tri the way you can on a run.
But it was totally, totally fun.