Not bad at all. My overall score of 71.78625 gave me 4,674th place out of 11,382 in the men 35-39 age group (41st percentile). And much improved from 2007's score of 65.30078 (5,125th out of 8,150 = 63rd percentile). 
I'm happy that the pace stayed pretty consistent through the entire swim. And the 42:20 time for the Half-IronMan swim is respectable in its own right.
My friends often ask me "Isn't it boring to just do laps in a pool for over an hour?" and when I think about it I can hardly believe that I can truthfully answer "No, it's actually quite relaxing."
This past weekend (Sat, May 3 - Sun, May 4) Derek, Don, Matt, and I joined over 3,200 other cyclists to ride the 2008 Sam's Club MS150. In addition to being one of the largest bike rides in the DFW metroplex, the goal of the MS150 is to raise money for and awareness about Multiple Sclerosis.
We started the 150+ mile journey Saturday morning in Frisco, just west of the Stonebriar Mall. The weekend's weather was nice overall (no rain - yay!); however, Saturday had some fairly strong winds out of the north and since we were headed mostly north and west to Sanger, it was in our face for most of the morning's ride.
After having a lunch of Subway subs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and various snacks and drinks at the Sanger High School, we rode down FM 156 through Krum, Ponder and Justin to the Day 1 finish line at Texas Motor Speedway. We totalled about 83 miles in 7 hours and 27 minutes (inclusive of all our rest stops and the lunch break).
Tired but happy we left our bikes in the corral at TMS, picked up our luggage and partook of the finish line festivities - including live music, complimentary foot/calf massages, and meals at both the Plano Cycling team tent (fajitas) as well as the main MS150 dinner area (chicken wraps, pasta salad, baked potatoes). Finally around 5:00 PM, we headed off to get some rest and relaxation before day number 2.
On Sunday, we arrived back at Texas Motor Speedway just before 6:00 AM. With the various breakfast options, I ended up eating three breakfasts (a bagel and yogurt at home, breakfast burritos at Plano Cycling, and eggs/pancakes/sausage/bacon at the MS150 pavillion). Unfortunately, we misread the schedule and didn't line up inside TMS early enough to do the lap around the track. I had experienced this before at last year's Cross Timber's Classic, but I wanted to do it again and also let Don, Derek, and Matt get the experience as well. Oh well.
In the afternoon, the roads got better - especially after we cross back into Tarrant County. The route near Eagle Mountain Lake got kind of hilly and there were definitely some challenging climbs. My GPS data says that we had 5,588 feet of total ascent on Sunday. (Saturday was only 2,900 feet of total ascent even though the distance traveled was longer.)
After the last big around the lake, we rolled into Rest Stop 6 (at the 61-Mile mark) knowing that we only had about 15 miles left. As we rode through Saginaw and crossed over Highway 820, we could see the Fort Worth skyline and knew the finish line was near. In downtown Fort Worth, we had to ride up one last large hill on Main Street towards the Courthouse, but once that was complete, we just made a few final turns and crossed the finish line in Sundance Square. We went over 76 miles in about 7 hours and 10 minutes. The grand total for the two days was 159 miles of cycling and almost 8,500 feet of total ascent.
The post race festivities started with getting our finishers' medal, MS150 pins, and completion certificates. Then we had a delicious dinner catered by Razoos and partook of various beverages. We were all very tired after the back-to-back cycling days, but at the same time felt very relieved that it was over and very happy that we had finished such a challenging event.
After getting our packets, picking up some cheap gels and drink mixes from the Luke's Locker booth at the expo, and saying hello to various people (including Charlie from the Lone Star Tri Half-Iron - he's doing the PlayTri Sprint too), Derek and I grabbed some lunch at Isshin Sushi - sushi rice = lots of carbs.
