Notes
T1 I ignored my mittens (but did put on a shirt, thank goodness). Bad mistake. My fingers grew into ice chunks as I gripped the aerobars. Finally had to sit up and put them under my shirt. The course was pleasant with no ugly hills. There were 2 turnarounds and several corners, however, and I lost time on all of them. Nobody passed me on the bike, and I held off several guys behind me. I think I did pretty well on the bike portion, despite virtually zero training! No -- I was wrong -- I did rather mediocre on the bike, but it is to be expected.
Then in T2 I couldn't get my shoes off, and had to stab at my shoe thingies to get them off (with my numb fingers). I was at a loss to get my helmet off and asked a bystander to unclip it for me. But I had my Nike Frees pre-laced so I slipped them on without having to tie them (yay!).