OWS doubts finally washed away

 Great job!!!  20 minutes isn't too shabby of a time either (better than my last race time!).
I'm really enjoying OWS now that I've gotten used to it.  Very different than pool swimming.  Had a student tonight ask if he could join me on an OWS and I told him he's got to spend more time in the pool first -- that it's VERY different out in the water.
On race day just stay relaxed, if you did 20 minutes today I'd position myself 1/2 through the pack and on the outside edge.  My guess it you'll probably come in right around the middle - back of the middle of the wave you go, but NOT a back-of-the-pack swimmer.
Looking forward to reading that report of the race -- they're a blast!!!

Way to go Cassie!

There's a lot to be said for relieving some of those fears.  Sounds like everything is going to go just fine!

Linn 

That's great!!  What a wonder thing to be able to KNOW before hand that you can do it! 

I never had any doubt.  You always go after what you want.  Good luck in the sprint.
Rob

You never cease to amaze me.  Great logistical planning and training.
Congrads on beating your expectations and good luck on the bg day, though good foresight and training make the luck easier to come by.

I know exactly how you feel.  My first tri is august 2nd and I had done 2 ows but they were shorter that the actual half mile distance so I was really really nervous.  A friend found a great place for ows practice and on Sunday went up and did a mile in about 30 minutes (we had an hour to do half a mile in the race) so I'm feeling soooooooo much more confident now.

I'm curious about the iron girl, I'll have to look it up.