Triathlon...Super Sprint

Janessa, Ariane, and Tanisha

So, Tanisha talked Janessa and I into a triathlon early in the summer. By the end of August I was wondered...What was I thinking??? The only way I agreed to race was that it was a super sprint triathlon. 400 yard swim, 8 mile bike ride, and a 2 mile (on huge hills) run! But, the reality is that it is a SPRINT! That means you have to go fast. It was a good experience.

Here we are at the beginning of the race! Janessa and I are in the water ready to race.

Finishing the swim. At this point I realize that I am pretty tired. I even like to swim, so the rest was going to be hard.

So yes, I don't have some fancy road bike. My bike came from Target on a 40% off clearance. I really wished I had some cool bike or maybe just understood which gear I should have been on during the ride.

That is me finishing the race. My time was about 1 hour 9 minutes. Janessa killed us with almost exactly 1 hour (she had the fancy road bike...and she is just a good competitor). Tanisha did really well with 1 hour 4 minutes. I was thrilled to be done. I learned how to train a bit better (maybe run on inclines). Anyways, it was quite an experience and now, a few weeks later, I have forgotten how hard my heart was beating and how tired I was. Life is good.