Lake Michigan was horrible. First, we had to walk 1 mile on the beach to get to the start of the swim. Swim 300 yds out to the first buoy, make a right an swim straight parallel along the coast. The waves were horrible. The longest swim of my life. I came out green with naseau. Then, one was suppose to run about 1/4 in the sand to the transition. I staggered. I was proud of the transition - 5:00+ minutes as I could not get out of the wetsuit! The bike was okay. It took me about 10 miles to gain my composure.