All week long I had been watching the weather. What to wear from the pool to the bike in freezing weather? I decided my Muleterro skinsuit might work. However, Saturday was beautiful. It was sunny and by the noon heat warm enough to get away with a swimsuit. I got there early to watch Mary Suit and Claire Gilam race. This was their first triathlon and it was exciting to see them out there. We had done a little training together and I had given some advice on transitioning. Good job girls!!! I hope you are hooked. I have been sick and was on the fence about actually racing, but the energy of the Grizzly is so strong and positive once I got there I knew I had to race. Now to the race.
I had a little high school reunion with Josh Kuntz in my lane in the pool and then we were off. Swim felt good. Out of the water pretty fast for me. I had not pushed the right button on my watch when I started so I didn't have any idea what my time was the whole race, which is unfortunate when you have a goal time. The transition was a little slower than I hoped. I think I even put my shorts on backwards. Next year it will just be a swimsuit. The bike was good. Small headwind on the way out. Fast on the way back. I focused on pushing equally the whole way and not taking it easy with the tailwind. T2 was soo fun. Out of my shoes before the dismount and a running dismount off the bike. Run felt good. Very good. I haven't felt that great running in ages, which was starting to worry me. Even the hill wasn't that bad. Overall I was 14th with a 2nd in my age group.
Spent the rest of the afternoon watching all of the Tritons race and the elite heats go. It was fun to see Linsey Corbin and some of the fast guys Matt Seeley, Ben Hoffman, and Aubrey Curtis. Thank you so much Tritons. Tony Thatcher for pushing me in the pool. We are going to get faster!!!! Laurie Thatcher for the private coaching on the Computrainer. Art Thompson for inspiration. Mary, Claire, and Krista thanks for the motivation to keep going even though the sun had gone down a long time ago. Thanks Erik for never letting me quit.
Can't wait for next year. I am racing in the elite heat and please hold me to it.