Mayhem!

So I did my last planned Tri of the 2010 season today. I suppose something could come up in september, but right now my plan is to move on to 1/2 marathon training for one in the fall. I'm tired of the swimming and getting my bikes in is proving to be difficult.

This was the first race that I had done that it was HOT. So humid this morning. We lucked out and it was cloudy until about 1/2 way through the bike, but the run was terrible hot. It was the hardest course I've done so far- the hills were outrageous. On the bike you would go down a HUGE hill and pick up speed but then take a SHARP turn so you had to slow all the way down. As you turned you would immediately start going straight up. AH! The swim was probably my best and most confident. In all I was pleased with my times and effort.

Every time I do a race I get that, "What the heck am I doing here?" feeling. I felt really awful when I woke up this morning. A week of eating out nearly every meal has caught up to me. I've been uber stressed.... During the bike I prayed over and over...."God, just let me be proud of my accomplishments and show me what you've allowed me to be able to do." By the end of my run I was feeling great and my spirits were up. It is pretty amazing how far I've come in about a year and a half.

I had a FAN CLUB! It was awesome. They were in the perfect spot to see me before and after each event! So fun!!!Mira had fun making posters.

Cute! This one was a bit different- you did a treading start so we were already in the water. There was a lot more kicking which was irritating, but I felt like my time and energy were better and it was a lot less dramatic.

This lady who was 55 and doing her first was pretty freaked out. She was holding on to me! hehe.
You can see which one is me and it's so exciting! Look how high my elbow is out of th water!!! All that stroke work is paying off! WOOT!
Bike out! Right up the hill. The theme of the day! SHEESH!
Running back around the lake.
Running in!! Finally done- good because it was getting HOT.
Went out to eat for lunch and then took a long nap with the kids. Feeling great!

Stats if you care:

Overall place 111 (not broken down between women and men). I think there were about 190 some people in the short course)

Swim 11:44

Bike 46:12 (pretty slow:( )

Run 29:54

My run goal is always 30 mins, so not too bad considering the hills... the bike was as stated before, so oh well...! Overall= satisfied.