Race, and dont crash your bike. You'll be fine. The percentage of people getting hurt at races is very low. The recent deaths that have been highlighted have primarily been pre-existing conditions.

Dont let people's negativity get int the way. I bet you'll do even better on the bar due to the stress relief!

I kind of had the same feeling that you both voiced. I had no problems doing the tri before the exam until people started questioning me and saying "oh what if you get hurt" and started to question whether or not I should do the race. I think that the best thing I can do is just not push hard during the race, and use it has a (competitive) stress reliever.

Thanks.

I found athletic activity to be a great outlet during the summer I took the bar. (I even played a couple hours of ultimate the evening between day 1 and day 2 of the exam). As long as you don't think the race will distract you from whatever studying you plan to do in the days leading up to the exam, I'd go for it.

like Triguy said---race and don't crash. FTLOG you could be hit by a bus walking across the street (not that that would be good either).

As my friend who did the race last year, is doing it this year and will take the Bar with me. He passed out from dehydration 1/2 mile from the finish, woke up in the hospital 45 minutes later and was still home by 1pm, which would leave plenty of time to study.

Good luck to those doing NYC as well, I will be the one studying notecards in the transition area in the morning.