Rumpass in Bumpass International - TriathlonOlympic

Started out by getting pummeled, punched and kicked almost at the horn. Swam most of the way to the first bouy and could not breathe. The chop was killing me. Screw it...Max once did a HIM swim doing backstroke, I'm doing backstrokeas much as I need to here. Most of the swim I was on my back. I'd roll over from time to time, do breast stroke to sight, try to freestyle and go back over on the back.
Stopped for a couple rest breaks on the back of kayaks. Caught my breath and continued on. Redirected a couple times.
At the last turn, only 300 yards from the finish I am ready to quit. Serious contemplation to taking a DNF. A canoer comes over and talks me through to the finish of the swim. He made my day.

Either no more early season races or learn to freaking SWIM and not have these god awful disasters of races.

I walked up to transition...was in no hurry after being beaten to pieces in the water

run

Loop one started off slow for me. I didn't feel like I had my bike legs under me until mile 10. Didn't feel bad, just not great. The headwind was freaking ridiculous. Made the little rollers worse than they really were!
Loop 2 I felt a lot better, passed at least 10 or 12 people. Stayed in aero my whole ride, usually do a half in / half out kind of thing to turn. Made one completely aero turn and it kind of scared me but I was all impressed that I did it.
Saw the race photographer again on loop 2 and made him laugh cause I said I knew it meant T2 wasn't too far away (maybe 4 miles)
Another "all impressed with myself thing" was blowing snot rockets with staying in aero....looked in the mirror post race. Not as good as I thought.... snot was crusted all over m face! OOPS!

This was the highlight of my day...would not change a damn thing.

Maybe another gu on th ebike....

What? I couldn't believe that transition was so long....hustle my a$$, I guess.

Through the trail to the road, 2 loops up the road and back. I am looking for a portapotty....none on the course. I have a really full bladder and am in desperate need of an rstocks stop. Great, where's the bathroom? My calves kept cramping up on the first loop, kept having to take walk breaks. Made it through. Running back to the turnaround with a kid who is doing his first tri, he turned in to finish and I am asking "tell me again why I signed up for a HIM this year?" He laughs at me and turns in...
I am planning on telling the One More Mile tee shirt people that I want a shirt that says "Will run for a BATHROOM" cause I am desperate. As in Forcing myself to take water at the aid stations cause I know the body needs it still.....
Get to mile 3.5 or so and my feet are numb. I have fussed with my shoes for a good mile and cannot shake the numbness in my feet. It was like diabetic neuropathy they were asleep in the shoes. Screw this, took my shoes off. Finished out running the rest of the race in my socks. Got a lot of funny looks and comments about it. Took about a mile barefooted for the numbness to wear off. Whatever, desperate times called for desperate measures.
Had to walk on the gravel road and most of the trail to keep from hurting my feet but that was the most of a consecutive run I had once I took the shoes off.

Don't know for sure what caused my feet to go numb....were the shoes too tight? Wore the zoots with yanks and I have used them for bricks so I was used to them.
Other thought is nutrition? My heed ran out when I mixed my bottles up so maybe it was too watery?

Got my chip cut off and made a bee line for the portapotty. "I ran the last 6.2 miles looking for one of these"
My husband was wondering about the bare feet....had to explain that piece to him.
Got some food and watched the awards. Knew a lot of the podium finishers. Very cool. RTC was well represented with the podium.

I saw the canoer after the race, he was directing traffic. Made my husband stop the car, rolled down my window and shook his hand to thank him. Had it not been for that kid I may very well have quit that close to the swim finish.


I am a sucky swimmer and the chop killed me.
Not sure what caused my run issues today, makes me wonder about the zoots for oly's.


Set up does a good race. I think there could have been more kayakers out there with the chop but they did well with what they had. They DEFINITELY need to place portapottys on the run course!!
Post race party food was cold when I got done, just glad it was something would eat cause I was hungry.

The tee shirt makes this race.....it has the critters from Where the Wild Things Are on it!! Love it!