Round 3 is not as bad as I thought it would be. Early on, gold looked like it was going to be tough to get. Ran a 2:20.7 to start, and wasn't expecting to get much better. Then dropped down to a 20.1, turned a few more laps, and had another good one going. Then I just barely brushed the wall, and went red. It wasn't enough contact to make or break the lap, so I kept going to see what the time would be, a 19.1. Now I'm thinking I got a shot at this thing. Ran a few more laps, then something clicked, and I laid down a lap, that I honestly probably won't be able to repeat. A 2:18.278, I ran off into the sand after seeing that, and hit exit. I'm done.
Now I got to try and do it again on my other ID, that's where the foul language will start, I'm sure.
Also, I realize that 2:18 will be a relatively slow lap in comparison to a lot of you guys, but it feels like a really good lap for me. We'll see when I try to repeat it.