DeSoto American Triple T Race # 4 Team Time Trial - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

This was a terrible swim....I got the wet suit on like I did both races yesterday one arm out not nervouse nothing....get it the water felt ok because it was so cold outside and started to swim.....breathing was terrific but when I would breathe it started to rub my chin on the right side because of the way the suit was on.....so i visioned this monster raw hickie place on my right chin and decided I needed to take both arms out of the suit and so I did.....well lets just say there is alot of drag with half your wet suit around your waist...so I get out the first lap see Chris and asked if she thought it creating alot of drag and she said I dont know...well....and we decided I wouldnt take it off. Mistake mistake mistake. My breathing was great I felt comfy but it was like I wasnt even moving in the water.

this was the longest transition I think I have ever had...just sat dried off...sprayed on some sunscreen talked with the guy next to me and shivered. I was really really cold

This was a nutty ass ride for me. I was freezing cold and could bot get warmed up at all! Made the first loop and traded bottle and had only drinken half my water and half my gatorade. Saw Jessica there and she was waving and I think I smiled? Asked the lady at the table if I would be pulled off the course for being last and she said there were others behind me and no. So off on the second loop. I start the first climb and run into a guy that starts telling me that they told him he needed to finish in 8 hours and I was like dude...thats not gonna be happening for either of us because the first loop was almost 2 1/2 hours so if you have a 4 1/2 to 5 hour bike time the swim was almost an hour I dont think we are gonna be running a half marry in 2 hours after this. I wish I didnt see that dude because it fucked with me head. So then I start thinking screw this they told me they wouldnt pull me off they told him 8 hours WTF. Im not drinking my fluids my tummy kinda cramped but got over that I feel hungry I eat some sports beans,gu, lances peanut butter crackers, a Special K strawberry meal bar and I think an expired snickers marathon...I had all this food before mile 40 but my tummy was kinda growling...I didnt have anything but gu left and at this point I stated to imagine shit. The sunlight was coming thru the trees and what was the trees shadows I thought were signs on the road in light blue..I kept telling myself I didnt remember seeing them the first lap...I am all by myself now too. I keep seeing the shit and finally I stopped and got off and got closer to the ground.....then I realized what it was! DUH....ok so I have 18 miles to go....I wasnt walking the hills as much becasue it hurt my calves to walk the hills and if I stayed in the granny gear I could climb at a great pace of 4 MPH! At one point I was tired or dehydrated or whatever buy almost fell off my bike on the climb...I had already prepared myself for walking some hills so I had left my cage pedals on and rode with mountain bike shoes...easier to walk I knew. So luckily I caught myself and didnt fall over but decided that was a hill I needed to walk and get myself together. there are two places on the road to turn....I know the route well but at times my son and I take a short cut if it is getting late in the evening...it is the second turn off area. The first one comes and the sheriff is there and this starts the bad road with all the culvert work......I get thru that and then I get to the next turn...no sheriff and I take the freakin short cut. I dont think I did it intentional but I realized it as soon as I hit the bridge and said damn....do I turn around etc...I keep going and got to the main highway where the transition is to the left. On the road are the marks from yesterdays race to turn right and my mind starts to go again and I just sit and try to figure out what Im doing....I am thinking ok what race is it...nope you dont turn right that was yesterday...then I hear some cars behind me and I think transition area is to the left but you needed to turn back there...go back....I look at my miles and realize shit...if you go back now you are going to have gone 4 extra miles you dumbass...what were you thinking? I wasnt. So the cars are two sherrifs musta been coming off the course...neither one say honey you're on the wrong road, neither one say honey are you ok....so I just let them go and I follow them to the left to head back to transition. I get there and I am 5.3 miles short on distance and immediatly go to Shannon the Race Director and told him what I had done and also told him I really should know better because I know this course...should I go back and pick up that turn off or should I go up the hill from race number 1 to make up the 5 miles and he said go run..........

come up with a nutrition plan....I have never hallucinated before.....well....in highschool but I caused that on purpose :-)

took a little sip of my gatorade found the race director told him what I did and he told me to run so off I tried

so I head out on this run and my head is messed up......I feel like crap because I didnt turn...Im trying to figure out if I did it on purpose and dont have a clue....I see Dollar he says come on lets run...so I jog with him a bit and start to walk some hills.....that help get my mind off my fuck up for ahile but not for long. He went ahead cause I couldnt get my head on. Took alittle water at the first stop...I get alittle up the path and I see this cute little lizard and I like shit like that so I went to see what kind it was and pick it up but its just a stick! Oh my.....you're messed up Jenn....so I kinda giggle and off I go. I saw Chris and told her what I did...hell I told everyone I was so frustrated. I get to the turn around and they asked if I wanted some heed or water and I said no Im good and they said are you sure its another mile...I looked back and said yeah.....as I started on the trail part two ladies were coming back in and one looked at me and said honey you need to be sure to get some water...maybe thats why the guy asked me twice? What did I look like? Hmmmm so I started walking waiting on Chris because I was mentally screwed up for cheating 5.3 miles off my bike and not hydrating enough and we get walking. I see the leaves moving and I couldnt figure out what a hummingbird would be doing on a leaf! There wasnt any hummingbird! Cool part was somewhere on the run Chris and I saw I think two real little baby snakes...I wanted to catch one and keep it in my water cup but she said what if its a baby copperhead....good point! But I wanted proof that I saw something alive finally!!

hydrate and not let my head get the best of me.....finish out strong and not worry that I screwed up on the bike course!

Got in Deanna's creek....wow that felt great! Then went to my folks where they had cooked nice big juicy burgers, pasta and potato salad. Even a brownie.


I liked the race....alot of times I asked myself what was I thinking and said I wont do this shit again but I am ready for it! I couldnt sleep Sunday nite and around 1:30 am had to take something to help woke up kinda tired Monday morning. Had a cookout at the folks-baby back ribs and baked beans...very good. That evening took tylenol pm to help and slept ok but was gonna rest Tuesday morning after taking my son to school and if you read my blog you can see that didnt happed as my entire bedroom ceiling feel in....thanks to BT'er CubeFarmGopher I hadnt made it back up to lay down as we were bs'in on the pc.