Had so much fun at the Lake Samish Sprint Tri this morning! It is just a small community race, but I still get so excited to compete. I start thinking too much before the race about everything. Such a scatter brain. There are small things that I forget sometimes (e.g. remembering where my bike is after getting out of the swim or where to leave the transition o the bike or run).
Today’s race went pretty smoothly. My goggles didn’t flood with water. No flat tires. I stayed on the correct course. I have screwed up on all of those things before. My swim/bike transition was very slow (2:20). To put it into perspective, most competitive racers do it in 60 seconds. I always feel unstable rushing out of the water. The seemingly simple acts of putting on a shirt and shoes becomes very difficult and probably comical to observers.
It is a fun course. It was well supported. The bike is somewhat hilly. The run is definitely hilly. I placed 13th overall out of 231 participants. I got 41st on the swim, 10th on the bike, and 7th on the run.
I spent the last 1/3 of the run tracking down a woman in her mid 50’s. Very impressive she was. I finally passed her, which kept my pride at a reasonable level, but she ended up still beating me in overall time because ladies had a delayed start.
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