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Well Folks, I did it. I competed in my first Triathlon. And I didn't do half bad if I do say so myself. When you take into account that I did little to no training, I'm pretty darn proud of my time. I went swimming I think 3 times this summer. The last time I biked was at least 5 years ago. And running, I trained for 3 weeks. My goal time was 1 hr 40 mins which was a total shot in the dark, but I'm happy to say that I did indeed beat my goal time! Not too bad for a first timer.


Swim = 7:15 Bike = 54:31

Run = 28:30 Finish = 1:33:27

I am so glad I did this. It was a ton of fun and I learned quite a bit. For example:
  • Road bike vs. a mountain bike when racing makes a MAJOR difference (I had a mountain bike)
  • You can be 50 years old and in awesome shape. (I don't really want to tell you how many over 50 beat me.)
  • After riding a bike for 12 miles for the first time in 5 years, your legs will feel like Jello and make it almost impossible to run.
  • It feels amazing to be cheered for and I need to cheer others more often in all aspects of life.
  • Life is hard, but we can do hard things!
This really was a great race! I'm planning on doing it again next year. Thanks to these awesome girls for letting me be a part of their group. It was so fun to do it with friends!

Comments

Brad and Hailey said…
Great job! That is incredibly awesome!!!!
October 21, 2011 at 5:50 PM
annie said…
Totally awesome!!! You rock girl~
October 21, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Janneke said…
So fun! so glad to see pictures and read your thoughts about the event. Maybe someday you can convince me to do a race or something with you. I don't think I could do it alone! :) Way to go!
October 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM
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