I woke up minutes before my 5:10 alarm feeling rested and as if I had actually gotten a solid night of sleep. Because we were staying so close to the race, thanks to the generosity of a stranger who offered her second house for us to stay in, and my wave being the very last one was not set to go off until 8:35, I did not feel like I needed to get there super early. This was not my first rodeo so setting up my spot in transition was not of great concern to me. My nerves were far from calm and I tried to relax to enjoy some breakfast, but it was a struggle to eat through the waves of nausea. My anticipation and nausea continued to grow on the drive over. Kiley dropped me off as close as he could and I made my way to transition.