This picture pretty much tells it all...I had no clue what I was getting myself into when I said I wanted to do a triathlon around Halloween last year.
I started training mostly to relieve some stress and I became convinced I could complete a "sprint" triathlon this Spring.
Mondays = run and lift
Tuesdays = cycle and run
Wednesdays run and lift
Thursdays = cycle and run
Fridays = swim
This was my plan since running hurts me and scares me I thought I'd better do it the most. Since swimming is comfort food for me I though I'd do it the least.
My friend Patrick and I were sitting across a table drinking a beer over Thanksgiving break when I told him my grand plan and he decided he need a focus too. So, here we are 6 months later at the finish line.
It starts with a swim
Note to self: next time don't forget your goggles in the hotel room
Note to self: next time train more for the swim
and take off on your bike
Note to self: thank Lucy for teaching me how to do a farmers blow!
This was the most fun part for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the ride down Blue Mountain Road.
Between the bike and run I took my sweet time changing shoes and powering up with a Hammer Gel.
nasty
It took about a mile for me to get my running legs.
Pat peed behind a bush along his run and got a tick!
Note to Pat: use the restroom before the race...twice
I did it without crying!
It was an experience of a lifetime that I will never forget...my first triathlon with one of my first friends.
Special thanks to our photographer for making these memories permanent in our old brains.
7 comments:
Wow! Very impressive!! Way to go!!
Yay Stacy!
Way to go!
That is very inspiring. I am thinking that it makes the marathon look easy. I am NO swimmer and NO runner. I ~might~ be able to do the bike deal... with training wheels... and a motor. :-) When is #2?
and it all started with drinking beer with your buddy! Congratulations to you both! Good job.
how awesome! what a woman you are!!!! congrats! how did you not cry?!?!
Stacy thanks for the tip on the bathroom. Lesson learned. It was nice running with my new friend on me. I think the tick slowed me down a little bit. The extra weight ya know. I am soo proud of both you and I. Thank You! Patrick.
So what were the results of the "race" - how did each of you do?
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