Toyota Challenge at Deer Creek - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

GOOD NEWS: I swim FAST.

BAD NEWS: My bike/run times suck so hard it don't matter.

I wish they put more time between the Clydes and the Female waves. Cause swimming around those big boys SUCKS! Every time I approached a pack you can feel the water get (more!) choppy. Problem is they like to do breaststroke....which is fine...until someone kicks you in the ribs. I had nightmares about having my jaw bone kicked off my face. Meah.

I chickened out and walked 1/2 way up the hill to T1. I should of run. Other than that I was very happy with my swim.

Stopped to ooogle a very hot boy. Made some comment about getting a beer later....hmmm...

But at my rate, I should of stopped to do my hair I had sooooo much time.

Maybe wait to flirt until after the race? IDK.

No, srsly? GO FASTER!

Holy crap. I've never ridden in the rain OR on a wet road. I'm a nervous nelly when it comes to biking in the wet. I went super slow around the turns but it still took me 3 miles to get my biking legs...and at that I just couldn't do it.

Looking back I improved my bike time by 2 mins from the same course in June...but I'm not happy.

I know I need to bike more. I just need to do it.

Holy crap. I just can't do all that fancy-pancy stuff with my bike. Again, I just need more practice.

By this time I was just pushing myself NOT TO WALK. And I managed to make a friend alone the course. I think I was someone's pace booty- that's kinda neat!

I hate running on grass. At least they should freaking MOW next time...yeah, that would be super!

Considering that this was my best run time EVER I was pretty happy. I'm putting avg because after telling my mom my run time she got all snotty and told me I use to run an 8 min mile in Highschool. Frack if that wasn't 11 years ago!

Walked around for a bit, wandered over to the food table. Got a pb&j, orange slice and a water. Walked down to the lake- got in to cool off and wash away the sweat and smell. Sat on the beach with my legs in the water, ate my pb&j and reflected on life, death and TRI. Cried a bit, but that's what I do. I'm so thankful to be able to TRI. Last year this time I had cancer removed from the top of my foot. I was hopping around and Dave had to help me get up and down stairs. I remember telling my surgeon that I wanted to do triathlons and he just kind of chuckled at me. Remind me to bring him a photo of me in my tri suit when I go back to see his partner next month. (Just a regular body scan, folks. Nothing to worry about.)

Davidtris and Jeremy-No-Trains made me pancakes and bacon. BACON!!! Best. Breakfast. Ever. I wish I had that kind of support at every event.


I would like to say the rain but I lost my heart somewhere. I hope to get it back soon.


Avoid the water in the water coolers at all cost. It tasted like lake water.

Finisher medals- not the way I wanted hardware but its kinda neat. Might frame it as a memento of my first TRI season.

It was great to see so many BT people at the race! I wish I had run into more of them, though. I think maybe next Deer Creek TRI we get several camping spots and take the weekend and just hang out and chill.