Yorktown Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Forgot (AGAIN!) at the last minute my earrings were in...too far back to transition, the waves were starting. So I hid them under a piece of driftwood by a big pink rock. Easy to find later.

This was a PR for an OWS for me...it was FUN! WHen I got to T1 I saw Sue's (PTinVA) wetsuit was on the ground and her bike was GONE. Wow, she smoked that swim.

Practice more OWS rather than pool. Breathing every stroke rather than every other or every 4th is fine for the pool, but doesn't work for open water...this only took me 2 years to figure out! I'm excited to do more of this.

This was my best leg of this tri! WHoohooo! I am a transition maniac.

Nothing, it was a thing of beauty.

I loved this bike ride. I was riding Doug's road bike with my saddle on it. I have never ridden aero, so I asked him to take off the aero pads so I could get to the drops easier....I ended up riding aero nearly the whole time. It was SO MUCH FUN! My bike at home needs some sizing adjustments and then I can get my aero bars on.

I have matching line bruises on the back of both arms from not having the aero pads....pretty, but worth it.

Padded aero bars and go freakin faster.

This was a longish transititon for me because I got one running shoe on and remembered the stick of gum I put in my shoe for the run...took it off, unwrapped the gum/gum in mouth, shoe back on. My last H Head race I ran with my gum in my shoe the whole time...mmmmm, minty.

Rmember my gum, not be so worried about the pony-tail to hair clip transition...stop laughing.

This is where I felt the 12 lb weight gain the most. Going from teaching aerobics to sitting at a desk has taken it's toll. I am still able to work out enough to race sprints, but I could feel it. I am trying not to beat myself up, but I hate it. I know it'll come as I adjust my new life, but I am not a patient person.

The bright spots were seeing Sue (PTinVA) on the run and having Doug run back to find me after he finished and run in with me. That helped tremendously.





Win.

Found Doug and talked to Sue. We were on a timetable so had to get out of there fast...loaded up the car and hit the road. My plane landed in Jacksonville and I was back in my neck of the woods by late afternoon.


Weight gain, not as much time to train as I used to have. Trying to adjust stuff.


Despite the weight gain and despite the 1 year without a race, I still was pretty consistent to my other race times. I had a PR on the swim and I had a GREAT time. It was the first time Doug and I got to do a tri together and that component was really cool. I love the competition (in my head I always think I am winning!) and I love the training and the sport.

Holy hell that was fun. More, please. :)