Officially a Triathlete!

As of March 16, 2008, I can no longer say, “never have I
ever competed in a triathlon.”

The Tucson Tri was awesome and I had a blast (the sun even
came out for my wave)! Yes, it was hard
but sprint distance is fun and I only had to run once! It was great having so much support on race day
not only was my team out there cheering for me but my mom too. You all kept me going and it really meant a
lot to me.

As far as the rest of the race went, I put myself in the
wrong swim wave (oops) so I was nearly first out of the pool and didn’t have
anyone to pace myself against. T1 didn’t
go nearly as smooth as it had in my living room but I think that a full trisuit
will cut down on time. Clipping into my
bike was a challenge for my shaky legs but once I did I felt awesome on the
ride, lapped some people from earlier waves and only got passed twice. I rocked T2! Leaving the shoes on the bike is a brilliant idea. I had to put socks on for the run but that only
took about two extra seconds and then I got off to a great start. I took about a mile to get my legs working
again and then I pushed it to the finish line after these little kids gave me a
high five.

It was a great day. Raced. Went home and took a shower. Mom bought me lunch. Took a nap. Woke up and went to dinner with friends. Came back home and went to sleep. I see myself doing this sport for a long
time. :)