I did it! Had a beautiful day to do a 400m pool swim, 7 mile bike ride, 2.3 mile run.
The swim was not pretty, but I got through it and even had some laughs with the fellow who was seeded right after me. We both s****d! We traded "you go first, no you go" at every other lap. He mostly followed me, but I drafted his side stroke for one lap. My time was not as bad as I anticipated: 12 minutes. I plan to really focus on my drills again over the next few weeks.
My T1 was slow, but I wasn't trying to really make up time there. Got a little distracted and confused and started to get ready for the run first :o
It felt sooo good to get on the bike after that! I rode strong and comfortably. Passed a half-dozen or so riders and got passed by a couple. Didn't go all-out to save something for the run and averaged 17 mph.
T2 was smooth and I took time for hugs from a friend who came to cheer me on.
The run felt pretty good. I ran an easy pace the whole distance, tried to stay focused on my form and didn't walk at all. I kept chanting "I am fast, I am strong, I can run all day long" to keep me going. The running has been touch and go (just started this year) so keeping it constant for the whole distance was an accomplishment.
I felt so great afterwards. 'Been bit by another bug!
I'm looking forward to improving my swimming. I could really make up some time there, and the running should slowly improve as well. I'm going to slowly increase my distance to do 5K in the next month or so.
Next event is an OWS sprint in Falmouth in July. Can't wait to try out the wetsuit, but will wait until the water warms up around here. It's still in the 40s.
this is so much fun!!!:D
