Lake Tye Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

This course was complicated to picture - and I wasn't the only one confused. The problem was thick fog and the inability to visualize the course. They delayed the race until the first bouy was visible and the sheriff confirmed that the second bouy was visible from the first. We had to take their word on it. I'm accustomed to sighting off of shore markers (beyond bouys) but that wasn't possible so my sighting was utter crap. This was demoralizing and shows in my times. I had to stop mutlitple times between each bouy to try and see where I was going. I wasn't alone though.

clear goggles (I had blue). This was the only leg I had trained sufficiently for so I was really disappointed in my performance.

I ended up sitting down to get my suit all the way off. I was frustrated with my swim and let it get to me.

ow. Ow. OW.
I was the most undertrained for this leg and it showed. Life just got in the way. My longest ride before this race was 13 miles. So 28 miles was a little ambitious. But I wasn't last...yet.

Train. I say that over and over again. I keep biting off more than I can chew both in traing and race distances. But I'm an optimist!

I was whooped. It was hot. I was already sunburned and knew I had another long run to go. mental attitude was poor.

I can run 6 miles - I know I can. I've done it. In about 1:26 or so. But adding it onto the end of a tri, I just wanted to quit. My legs hurt from the effort on the bike. And it was hot. I'm a Seattlite - anything over 75 and I feel like I'm on the surface of the sun. It was approx. 85 - I was at the center of the sun. I wanted to quit after the first loop. And with every step of the second. But, with my teen son's encouragement, I finished. Dead last. But DFL>DNS

so's so much...

laid on the ground, drank water, tried to visualize ice.


The volunteers stayed late to let me (and a couple others) finish. I really appreciated that. There was absolutely nothing else left - and everyone had gone home. There's nothing the race org could do about that. I need to get faster and 'cash in' on post race events!