Comments: We decided to hang around for the awards hoping to win some good raffle prizes. I did win a pair of bike socks, but they were men's XL so I gave them to my boyfriend.
They began announcing the times of the winners in each age group and I realized that I had a chance at placing in my age group! Before I knew it they called my name as first place in my age group!! Mind you, this was a tiny beginners triathlon, but what a confidence booster! I was stoked.
The 30-39 age group was much more competitive than my age group and I ended up 5th overall. Looking at the individual event times I see that my swim is what separated me from the top women overall. My swim time was 6 minutes slower than the top 30-39 year olds. But, surprisingly, I had the 3rd fastest overall run time, I expected the bike segment would be my strongest. It's no surprise I need to work on my swimming.
Overall, this was a really rewarding and confidence building experience for me. After bitterly and obsessively complaining
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