I had a good race Sunday. I figured "just do it for fun", no pressure. My stomach hurt bad just to jog (from the dehydration/ibuprofen the day before) but I fixed it by chugging massive quantities of water. My glutes hurt from the bike but didn't bother the run. I was right about the "good" guys not showing because of Vineman. It looked like a moderate field, 28 people. But I just wanted to survive the run without my stomach hurting and forcing me to walk. I was amazed to come out of the water in 2nd, move to 1st for a while, back to second at 1.5mi, back to 3rd (got passed while I was trying to chug water at the turn-round) and held it to the finish. VERY HAPPY! We got some little prize gifts and everyone had a good time. It was hot, especially for San Francisco. Beautiful day!