I am glad to say that I completed my tri on Saturday! I was a little anxious about this one...much tougher course and much longer than my last one, but I did it.
My friend Kat did it with me and it was so much fun! This tri was on the Air Force Academy base in Colorado Springs, so we got hotel rooms on Friday night and took our kids and husbands down with us. Once Kat and I got to the base, we set up our transition areas and started chatting. I come to see that the guy that kicked my butt in the swim on my last tri is right next to me! Man, I hoped I'd never have to see him again in my life! (Kat and I call him 6:40 man, because that was his swim time for my last tri) He recognized me and asked me if my swim time felt off last tri, I said yes, and he told me that everyone in our lane had swam 2 extra lengths! That made me feel better, I have been mad about that for weeks now! He said he and another person in our lane went to the race director about it, but they couldn't do much about it at that point...OK I feel better now! But now I have this guy right behind me and he's going to kick my butt again!
Kat and I stand for the National Anthem...she starts crying...this is what I love about Kat, she is so overwhelmed and feels so lucky to be there, I laugh at her and she says that I'm dead inside...yep, she's right! We got inside to watch the first wave of swimmers, Kat says she wants to cry again! I can't stop laughing at her, she's awesome! A few minutes later the boys arrive with all the kids, and somehow it's time for Kat to jump in and go. Man, that time went by so fast! Kat jumps in and I decide that it's going to be my turn soon and I go to warm up. I get out in time to see Kat do her last laps and cheer her on as she runs to transition...Yay Kat, she did great!
Now it's my turn, I jump in and start my timer on my watch, it was a good, fun swim, and I can see a little AFA boy coming up on me, by the last 100 meters, we're on top of each other and doing flip turns almost at the exact same time, I didn't care and I refused to slow down to give us some room, it made it a little more exciting/frustrating. I get out and see 13:00, I'm OK with that. I jump out and see Dave and the kids cheering me on, and I see Marty too! I can't believe he really drove out there to see me!
Next comes the bike, the first part was great, downhill, and I got up to 34 mph, which is the fastest I've dared to go on the bike. I feel a tap on my shoulder and hear a "good job!" It's 6:40 man whizzing by me, he's that good where he can come close enough to tap me on my shoulder! OK, I'm happy he never caught up to me in the swim! I have a feeling he's going to be at every tri I sign up for. As soon as we hit the halfway point on the bike it was non-stop uphill. We climbed about 700 feet in about 4 miles, it was crazy. By the time I was done my legs were shot. I really don't know how I made it through the run. We ended in the AFA stadium and I thought it was cute that they had a finish line tape for everyone to run through. Dave, the kids, and Marty were there at the end cheering me on, it was so nice.
I went to pack up my transition and 6:40 man is there. He told me of some tri's that I have to do next season, and apparently his name is Woody. He finished in 1:20!
All I can say is that it was beyond fun, and I'm hooked. And it was a blast having Kat there to do this with me. Next year it'll be Kat, Marty, Keith, and I, and a few more friends if I can talk them into it! I'll post official times at the bottom if anyone cares.
My friend Kat did it with me and it was so much fun! This tri was on the Air Force Academy base in Colorado Springs, so we got hotel rooms on Friday night and took our kids and husbands down with us. Once Kat and I got to the base, we set up our transition areas and started chatting. I come to see that the guy that kicked my butt in the swim on my last tri is right next to me! Man, I hoped I'd never have to see him again in my life! (Kat and I call him 6:40 man, because that was his swim time for my last tri) He recognized me and asked me if my swim time felt off last tri, I said yes, and he told me that everyone in our lane had swam 2 extra lengths! That made me feel better, I have been mad about that for weeks now! He said he and another person in our lane went to the race director about it, but they couldn't do much about it at that point...OK I feel better now! But now I have this guy right behind me and he's going to kick my butt again!
Kat and I stand for the National Anthem...she starts crying...this is what I love about Kat, she is so overwhelmed and feels so lucky to be there, I laugh at her and she says that I'm dead inside...yep, she's right! We got inside to watch the first wave of swimmers, Kat says she wants to cry again! I can't stop laughing at her, she's awesome! A few minutes later the boys arrive with all the kids, and somehow it's time for Kat to jump in and go. Man, that time went by so fast! Kat jumps in and I decide that it's going to be my turn soon and I go to warm up. I get out in time to see Kat do her last laps and cheer her on as she runs to transition...Yay Kat, she did great!
Now it's my turn, I jump in and start my timer on my watch, it was a good, fun swim, and I can see a little AFA boy coming up on me, by the last 100 meters, we're on top of each other and doing flip turns almost at the exact same time, I didn't care and I refused to slow down to give us some room, it made it a little more exciting/frustrating. I get out and see 13:00, I'm OK with that. I jump out and see Dave and the kids cheering me on, and I see Marty too! I can't believe he really drove out there to see me!
Next comes the bike, the first part was great, downhill, and I got up to 34 mph, which is the fastest I've dared to go on the bike. I feel a tap on my shoulder and hear a "good job!" It's 6:40 man whizzing by me, he's that good where he can come close enough to tap me on my shoulder! OK, I'm happy he never caught up to me in the swim! I have a feeling he's going to be at every tri I sign up for. As soon as we hit the halfway point on the bike it was non-stop uphill. We climbed about 700 feet in about 4 miles, it was crazy. By the time I was done my legs were shot. I really don't know how I made it through the run. We ended in the AFA stadium and I thought it was cute that they had a finish line tape for everyone to run through. Dave, the kids, and Marty were there at the end cheering me on, it was so nice.
I went to pack up my transition and 6:40 man is there. He told me of some tri's that I have to do next season, and apparently his name is Woody. He finished in 1:20!
All I can say is that it was beyond fun, and I'm hooked. And it was a blast having Kat there to do this with me. Next year it'll be Kat, Marty, Keith, and I, and a few more friends if I can talk them into it! I'll post official times at the bottom if anyone cares.
Kat and I setting up our transition
Kat and I before our swim
On the bike
Finished!
Kat and I after the race
Dave, me, and the happy kids!
After the race, I can barely hold Maddie up!
Stats:
Total time: 1:44:00
Total rank: 77 out of 160
Rank out of females: 12 out of 39 (there were only 39 girls there? We need to get more girls doing this!)
Age rank 3rd out of 7 (If we had stayed, I could have got a pic on the podium!)
Swim time: (750m which is 825 yds. includes a run out of the pool, down a hallway and up a ramp) 14:25
Swim rank:45 out of 158
Swim rank out of females 5 out of 39
Bike time 14.69 miles: 1:00:22
Bike rank: 82 out of 158
Bike rank out of females: 15 out of 39
Run time (5K): 29:13
Run rank: 116 out of 158
Run rank out of females: 20 out of 39
5 comments:
Oh man, you're a total stud. You totally placed and I'm sorry we didn't stay long enough to realize that. Next time right?
And I'm going to send you pictures of dead animals daily...that'll make you cry.
You are a Rock Star! Congrats! That is so cool. My favorite part is that they put your age on the back of your calves! I would so lie about my age! haha!
You are awesome, but you already know that! And way to go passing a 26 year old! Nothing like that to boost the self-esteem!
I am so proud that my friends are tri-athletes. I am going to get a tshirt that says that. Keri you are not dead inside, you just totally lack any feeling :) You are the bomb! Great job!
I am so proud of you guys, that is awesome! i'm feeling like a slug, I did nothing today but eat lots of see's candy. If I was still there I'd have to join you guys so I could still hang out with you without hating myself.
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