Jordanelle Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

Someone kicked my hand as I was rounding the 2nd bouy and broke my finger. I almost cried. I almost quit. By the time I reached the start of the second lap, the cold water had numbed it significantly and so I continued. My times reflected this.

Don't break my hand.

I don't know how to jump onto my bike. I really struggled to get my suit off and my helmet and shoes on one handed. I was really slow!

Don't break my finger

struggled to open gels with the wrong hand. I stopped once to do it rather than land in the ditch and then abandoned fueling altogether. I paid for this later.

Don't break my hand

Again struggling to do this one handed. My finger was a little purple sausage by now. I don't know how to undo my shoes while in motion.

Don't break my finger

I like this run. It is one of my favorites. I walked more than I would have liked, but I wouldn't change that. I was babying my knee as it has been giving me grief and I didn't want to seriously hurt it 3 weeks before my iron

Under the circumstances, nothing.

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I had to be really creative with my broken finger. I enjoyed the challenge, but I wouldn't want to do it that way again. I also had Mono last month and my training has been a challenge. I look forward to next year and giving this another go.


I have enjoyed this race every year.