The Bike was really windy and crowded. My bad luck continued when I went to pass a group of riders and a rider jumped in front of my path and I got blocked in and couldn’t pass or drop back so I got a 2:00 min drafting penalty. I was so bummed, I have never gotten a penalty before and always bike clean but I guess I just got stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time. Oh well, if the ref could see my bike time he would know that no one going that slow was drafting. Anyway I was happy with my bike time considering the wind and bridges but I still defiantly need to get faster.

The run went great until about mile 4 when some more bad luck happened. I got a slight side stitch/crap on my right side. I never get side cramps- if anything I get shoulder cramps (don’t ask me why). It wasn’t so painful that I couldn’t run but it was painful enough that I couldn’t run faster. I really wanted to kick it at the end but the cramp preventing me. I was able to catch my two friends in my age, who are bike speedster on the run. I ran an Olympic triathlon PR time and meet my running goal of 7 min/mile.

I finished 1st in my age group but got 2nd place because 0f my 2 min bike penalty. In spite of my bad luck it was a great race and I am glad to get all that wacky stuff pout of the way early in the tri season.