While I was competing in my first triathlon, Matt was finishing up his first experience at RAGBRAI (a post will soon follow about this). Wow, what a weekend.
As evident from my previous post, I was semi apprehensive about the triathlon, swimming in the lake especially. But I can now honestly say that I am so glad I decided to participate and am very proud of myself. I think everyone deserves an experience of this sort, regardless of what it may be, simply so that you can feel the way I do. As Krista had told me, the minute you pass the finish line, you have this amazing sense of accomplishment overwhelm you. It also puts a permanent smile on your face for days and makes you realize you are capable of anything. Truly, I haven't felt this good about myself in a long time. And, the swim wasn't bad at all!
Although I wasn't able to keep up with the incredi-women who finished in about 58 minutes, with a swim time of 5 minutes (not kidding), I still feel that my overall time is worth mentioning. I finished all 3 events in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 04 seconds. Here is the breakdown of each stage.
Swim: 15:33
Transition 1: 2:04
Bike: 34:23
Transition 2: 1:58
Run: 32:06
Overall, a great experience, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm already excited to try and beat my time! Here are a few pictures from the day.
Lots of women with pink swim caps!
Starting the swim
Returning from the biking
Starting the run
Finishing!!
Yay!
I'm so proud of you and Krista. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! You guys are awesome! I actaully thought about you guys on Saturday (you were probably already way done) but was hoping the swim went okay. That would have been my worst fear!
ReplyDeleteDude - great job! What an accomplishment!
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