Last weekend I got my first gel manicure. I think that gel manicures should be the triathlete's manicure of choice. The gel is literally baked onto your nails. It lasts for at least two weeks and you LOOK GOOD LONGER with less maintenance! Kathy and I, along with a couple of friends, volunteered at Lake Placid to secure a guaranteed option to sign up for LP. Let me repeat option . Lately, I waffled back and forth over the decision to sign up for Ironman Lake Placid. Heading up to volunteer I was still on the fence. Up until the morning of sign-up I was not 100% convinced I even wanted to do Ironman. Even after viewing the 3 mile decent, the heat the day before (which could easily happen race day), the life threatening start to the swim, the walking dead at our aid station, I was still just not there. Our shift ended at 10PM. Exhausted, we waddled over to the finish line. There was extreme excitement in the crowds as they watched ...