Hammerhead Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

nice lake swim. Flat, no current. Got just a little off course once. It was interesting- I found this girl and we matched each other stroke for stroke for stroke for the longest time (felt like) till we hit traffic and were able to break away. Then after traffic again, I got stuck in a sandwich- girl on each side and again we matched each other stroke for stroke for stroke till we could break away. wow. IT was motivation to keep swimmin'! Shoulder felt good, no pain. Sharp turn at the end.

I was tired when I came out and half ran, half walked. I need to learn to push it till I get on my bike and catch my breath there.

RUN.

two loops. This was.... hell. When we rode it it seemed like a nice little flat course. But that's being goofy at 12mph and looking at stuff. It was horrible. The hills were fake- you didn't know they were hills till you hit them at 18mph. WTF? It was a huge loooong steady incline. I went from a low of 11 to a high of 27 and averaged 16. After the first loop I told myself to get as much speed as I can on down and get momentum for up. Sorta worked. but I hated the second loop so much I wanted to quit and cry. Didn't help that I hit a hole and my aerobars and bike drops dropped an inch so I was uncomfortable for the rest of the ride. Then my whole right side fell numb-butt,let,calf,foot.

find hills to train on and learn proper gearing for hills. I was messing with them too much trying to find a good up-incline-going-spinning-gear.

I only got one foot out of the shoes on the bike. I need to adjust the yanks- my feet seem to swell up after the bike.

ugh. ugh. My right leg was all numb from the bike, and the bottom of my foot was like running on a pointy wedge. It hurt so bad I wondered if I had a stress fracture. It hurt more to walk so I tried to keep running. Maybe I need more shoes- I have over 170 miles on those shoes. Plus my feet were swelled and the laces were tight and uncomfy. Saw Jeff out there who wasn't happy either. Lots of volunteers with sponges and water.

RUN. buy new shoes.

pant. pant. breathe. Fresh water shower tent. ahhh!! Food.


I'm a sucky runner.


This was a lot of fun. For next year: Stay on base for supper, it's desolated from civilization. There was no massage tent. :( Bring more blankets- I was cold. And learn to ride hills and run better. Like Jeff says, we will get our revenge on this course!!!
It was a GREAT road trip with Renee. We had a great time talking on the way up and listening to her iPod on the way back. Dinner with Kendall, the missus and miss. Even two bad tires couldn't damper our spirits. And oh yeah we will bring a big map. :)
This was my first actual tri-trip out with no hubby, no kids. I missed them but we had tons of fun!!!