Soma Quarterman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I was so much more confident going into this swim then previous races that I was disappointed with the outcome. My last few swims at Saguaro lake had gone great for me so I was hoping to swim the whole thing. Instead I started too far up...ok on the front line and regretted it. I didn't know the 35-39 year old ladies had that kind of rarr in them. One minute we were all bobbing there chatting and then the horn goes off and it became a body slam slug fest. One lady grabbed my foot and raked it straight down with her fingernails that felt freshly sharpened for the day. I tried to stop a few times to let the crowd pass but it was taking too long to find space so I tried to make the best of it. When we rounded the first buoy I started to feel better and ended up swimming on top of a lady that was backstroking. I told her I was sorry and she starting making some grunts like she was in labor. :>O Then I tried to calm her by telling her that we were almost half way there and she started letting out these really loud gasps like that was too far. Eeks.

I finally found my swim groove after the second buoy. I checked my watch and was a little bummed as I swam slower then Tempe International but it turned out ok. :>)

Not start so close to the front. :>P I should probably learn how to swim with real strokes too.

I took a minute to get the grass off of my feet but I never sat down so I was happy.

My goal was to maintain a 17 mph pace and to push the whole ride. I was happy with the ride. I averaged 16.5 at Tempe International so I am slowly but surely improving.

Still building my speed. I will keep working on it.

I am kind of surprised I took so long here. LOL I even ran my bike back in so not sure what I was doing exactly.

I am probably the most pleased with my run. My goal was to average 11:30 on the run. That is my goal for PFChang's so I thought if I could maintain that during this race that I would be happy. Most importantly I wanted to "run" and not feel like I was doing some type of death march like I did at Tempe International. I did walk/run but when I was running I felt strong and not over tired and tapped out. I felt really good. I averaged 13:16 at Tempe International so you can see what an improvement this was for me.

I think weight loss is the best thing for me to improve my run. :>)

The slip n' slide made for a quick cool down. :>) Found my family and a few other friends. Drank water and enjoyed watching the rest of the cool kids and BTers finish. Everyone looked great out there!!


I really think I raced right on my game for where I am with my training. I have to just keep on keeping on and it's what I intend to do!

I really appreciate all the cheers and support on the course. Tanya loaned me her Club tri top and I was so thankful to have cheers from people that didn't even know me but know the club. I think I said this last time but I am so thankful to have found a group of friends to train with that are so supportive. :>)


I loved the race! I felt it was well organized and tons of fun!