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Swimrun Lake James 2021 race report.

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Back to the beginning! Lake James (LJ) was our first swimrun race in 2018 , and it's where we fell in love with the sport. We were super excited to go back and race it again last year, but then, y'know, covid. Fortunately we were able to defer to this year, when it was able to happen!  (Administrative note: This is a co-written race report. Amy wrote the initial report, in black text, then Trista annotated it with her thoughts and experiences in blue text .) It actually wasn't looking great for me to be able to race, because as the race approached, I still wasn't comfortable getting on a plane, and that's a really long solo drive for someone who doesn't love solo driving. I was about to give Trista the green light to find another partner for LJ when I remembered she made the long ass cross country solo roadtrip from PA to TX last year for Odyssey Swimrun Austin . No? That's not where this is going??  I hit upon the brilliant plan of turning what might other