3 2 1 Bang – Go!!! Ok Dive !! Ok Dive!! Try to swim wow Dive!! Ok I made it past the break. God I ‘m tired. Where is the bouy? Why is that girl so far ahead of me already. Ok breath . Ok around the bouy. Ok now where is the next bouy ( I have a bit of a problem staying on track some times I swim to cuba before I realize I am off coure). Ok breath breath. God I am breathing everyother stroke I am winded I think because the water is rough. Ok great I see some people from the wave above me that I am catching. Ok keep going. Ok last bouy now into the beach. I made it – yes . wait who is that girl in front of me – How did she beat me in the swim she has a belly like she is pregnant. Oh well focus on transition don’t forget but on your helmet first!!

Crusing feel pretty good . Heart rate a little high 175 and speed is 20.5 ok can I maintain this or will I die at the end. I feel pretty good – remember Diane is trying to catch me and she is a beast on the bike. Keep pushing Kel. Cruising. (I hear a female voice “on your left” that means she is passing me not good - I expect a the guys to pass but I hate it when girls pass me). Wow she is fast I can’t catch her. Race your race kel. ( 3 more girls pass me and one I keep up with and we go back and forth but she beats me to transition). Ok made it to Transition. No crashes feeling good.



Need to get faster on the bike

Now run (little nervous about the run because I took a month off and just started up again last week and haven’t done any sprints so I’m not sure what I am cable of here). Catch that girl from the bike. Come on you got it hang with her until the 2 mile and then turn it on and give it all for last mile. Oh no my shoelace came undone. Ok tie go go catch her. Not the other shoelace – I need to get new shoelaces Ok tie and go . You have got to be kidding me my shoelace again – ok tie tighter and go. Ok mile two I am right with her now go turn it on. Up over the bridge – yes feel the burn -- look back she is way back there I got her beat just keep this pace. Oh no there is another girl ahead of me – sign ahead of me. Can I catch her. I know I got my age group win but if I catch her could I place in the top 3 overall for females. Ok lets give it a try. Everything hurts(not my foot but chest, lungs, legs) ok it will be over soon just catch her. Oh no there is the finish can I get her. GO GO GO

Yes I got her with 1 second to spare. What a finish. The crowd went wild as we barrled into the finish. Ok maybe they did or didn’t but what’s wrong with a little embellishment.

Ok so I finished 4th overall for female. I was 20 seconds behind the 3rd place finisher so almost. But I won my age group and overall had a great race.