Triathlete!

For many years I have wanted to do a Triathlon. Apparently all it takes is for a co-worker to challenge me to do one with her and then it gets done. (Where is my self-motivation?) 2 months ago we signed up for a race on May 9th but last week on a whim we decided to do a practice triathlon today in this little race in town. There were about 300 people at today's race and my goal was to finish the 3.2 mile run, 12 mile bike and 0.25 mile swim in 1 hour 45 min. I was pretty close I finished in 1:47:23. However the race organizers said they messed up the run a little bit and it was further than a 5K. So that might have dropped my time below my goal. Edit - Got an email from the race saying the run was a full mile longer. How do you make a 3 mile run 4 miles!!

The real drama for the race was before the race started however. I was driving with my bike on my rack about 0.4 miles from the race and I didn't see a speed hump in the road. My rack & bike bounced so high one of the rack straps snapped and my bike & rack fell onto the road. One rope I had tied between the rack and bike was so tight it took me a few minutes to untie it to separate my bike from the rack. Once that was done I noticed my chain was off - which I put back on easy enough but somehow my front brakes were clamped down on the wheel and I could not get them loose. I tossed the bike in the trunk and drove to the parking. Then I carried my bike to the transition area and tried to get someone to help me fix my brakes. We ended up taking the front brake completely off. Lucky for me I have a brand new to me (thanks Heather!) road bike coming in the mail as we speak to replace the mountain bike I raced on today. I am hoping the road bike drops my time a little bit as well. My goal for the May 9th triathlon is 1 hour 40 min!

At the finish line I had Dan and Dexter cheering for me. No pictures to share from the race but here is me after I got home and showered. This permanent marker isn't coming off anytime soon.