First up was Cottage Lake Tri on Saturday. This was a super sprint distance, so not quite as long as what I normally do (which is a sprint distance). My thinking was since I was going to go out and do a brick (bike/run) in preparation for next weekend's triathlon, might as well do a race. Makes sense, right? Well it did until my alarm went off. Ugh! I won't do a full on race report, just a few thoughts:
- I started getting a little nervous when I realized pretty much everyone else was wearing a wetsuit. The water was cold!! I might need to think about getting a wetsuit...
- I got off course on the swim but one of the course officials got me back on track.
- The bike kicked my a$$!! Lots of steep hills. I lost it on one because I wasn't able to down shift quick enough. On the second loop, I just barely hung on.
- Best comment? As we were running into transition after the bike, a woman turned to me and said "This is where we wish we had signed up as part of a relay!" So true, so true! Ha! I had a smile on my face going into the run even though...
- I was worn out by the run between the cold swim & the rough bike. I had a stern talk with myself as I passed out of sight of the spectators (the perfect time to walk) - you just did this a week ago in brutal hot weather, you can keep running!
- They had the best post race food ever - bread with nutella!! I love nutella! And a medal! I love medals!
- I liked how they gave you a bag and let you pick out your own "swag". I grabbed some tea, lotion and ointment.
- There were 3,000 ish participants and even though they seeded us, I still had to run around and through (but hopefully not over) a lot of people. It took a while to thin out, but it did.
- I loved seeing the little girls running along side their moms. And I was envious of one girl (maybe 7 or 8) who would run a few steps then do a cartwheel. Oh to have that kind of energy!
- The medal was super cool!!
- After I picked up my bag from gear check, I turned around to see a familiar face. But why was it familiar? And then it hit me! It was Zoe from Run Zoe Run! I don't know when or how I started reading her blog. So I went up to her and I think I introduced myself or I might have just babbled on...
- I got home and the race emailed me my time! And drum roll....36:20! Another PR!
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Hip hip hooray for your PR!!
~RR
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