My goal for this was really just not to freak out about being smoked by everyone - to relax into it and enjoy it. I guess it worked, cause I cut some time off from last month and came out feeling fresher, too.

I can push a little harder than I did. Now that I know I can settle in and do the distance just fine, I should try to get a longer, smoother stroke earlier, as I didn't really get full strokes until at least half way through.

Hey, I didn't have to sit down this time. Woot! My family was at T1 waiting for me. So, I spent a little time talking to my son while transitioning. "Mommy, did you have fun swimming?" "Yes, sweetie, I did, thanks!"

I sort of spaced pulling off goggles and cap while running out of the water & to the transition. Doh. Oh well.

I got passed by a lot of people on the run. But, I did pass a couple of them, too. I need to work on more speed runs, as my running really isn't very fast yet. I did have one great experience. Some random stranger ran me to the end. We pushed each other and made the end much stronger than it otherwise would have been. I beat my rabbit - the person that I was trying to beat last time and didn't make it. Woot!

I need to trust myself that I can do a faster pace and go for it!

I drank some water and went back out on the course to find Siri and then ran her in.


I think I should skip the post-work snack for these races. I do best on runs with nothing in my stomach. I was also recovering from a little virus and felt kind of crampy throughout.


These are fun races - cheap and well run. Most of the participants are very fast. But, those of us that aren't so fast are still welcomed and encouraged. Good vibes at these things.