Sterne Agee LJCC Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

The time includes getting out of the pool and out the door. I did good on the swim. Although, clearly even with the low number of 25 some people still estimated their time very much too small. I got kicked in the face by some dude who decided he wanted to breast kick. OW! But I kept going, swimming over and around people. Seriously people, do a better job of estimating your swim time especially for a pool start. Fortunately, they put some stairs into the pool so I used those.

If I had raced AG: 2/6

I was pleased with this time considering the conditions.

Like I said, earlier, T1 included a very long run from pool to transition area - about 1/4 miles. And it was on rough asphalt so I really wasn't able to run all that fast. Plus it was FREEZING outside especially now that I was wet. Goodness, so cold. I decided not to rush once I was actually to my stuff because I hadn't really practiced at all and I didn't want to forget anything. I had trouble balancing to get my socks and shoes on. Oh well. Certainly not the fastest transition ever, but that's okay.

Athena: 5/5
Overall: 41/62
If I had raced AG: 3/6

Not have a baby bump making it impossible to balance on one foot. :P

It was a pretty slow and comfortable pace. I got passed a LOT. I was really careful and paid close attention to the road, other cyclists, and motorists (even though the police were there and doing a great job). I'm always careful but I was super on alert this ride. I was so very very cold. With a bit of wind plus bike speed and being wet. I was unpleasantly frigid. I took the turn around very slowly.

I took some GU chomps with me on the bike but didn't eat them. My stomach was a bit bleh so I decided not to risk it on such a short race. I did drink some G2 though.

I finally made it back and very carefully dismounted my bike and headed back into transition.

If I had raced AG: 2/6

Nothing, I completed the bike leg without crashing so that was really my only goal.

I took T2 at a slower than usual speed for myself. I was fairly winded from the bike ride and knew I had a 2 mile run ahead of me. So I didn't rush too hard.

Athena: 3/5
Overall: 41/62
If I had raced AG: 5/6

Nothing for this race.

I just slogged through the run. I was slow, got passed a lot. I felt pretty good in the sun, but the shade made me shiver and a lot of the trail was shaded. Since I'm not used to these larger pregnancy boobs, I did not prepare well for this run. I should have worn a sports bra under my tri top, but the tri top has always been enough, so I really just didn't think about it. My poor boobs were so so sore - just bouncing around all over the place. I thought they might hit me in the face or something. Jeez. Any time I was alone in the woods, I would run holding them.

Other than that, I probably walked about 2 minutes total here and there. Not bad considering the hills and my lack of training lately.

I finally made it back to the parking lot area and then around the track and through the finish line. Yea! This pregnant lady completed a tri! :)

If I had raced AG: 5/6

Nothing for this race.

No need to warm down, I was still chilly. I changed into some dry clothes ASAP which helped my boobs feel a bit better. I was still in sweats after the race. It never really got warm. So I was happy to be back in warm clothes. I ate some really good post race food! I love it when they have pasta, fruit, chips, and cookies. That's the perfect post race food to me.

We also watched the little kids mini-tris. The 2-4 year olds were adorable!


Being 14 weeks pregnant. Haha!


If I had raced AG: 5/6