And now, my times from PPT

[KSH]

I was discouraged to finish so close to the end, but encouraged to see that it really was that goofy swim that pulled me back. I am very happy about my speedy transitions. YAY!

AND... be proud of cutting so much time off the bike and run!

[Tri Girl]

Good for you! Any improvement is good improvement (and even tho the swim was slower- it's a fluke). Sometimes you just have a bad day or discipline in a tri, and you did phenomenal considering how rough the start was for you. Impressive bike time! You shaved 18 minutes off the bike and run and a total of 30 minutes off your total time- that's outstanding!!! Way to go!!!

[Lise]

Thanks, guys! I am so happy about the improved times. I know I probably took three minutes at the beginning of the ride fiddling with my race number. I learned a lot about how not to attach it. Seeing the race through *your* eyes, I am happy about how I stayed mentally tough and didn't quit. I would've liked to have run more and walked less, but I did what I could. By that time, it was also getting hotter, and the run course is completely unshaded.

I'm thinking next year I'll do the Steelhead 1/2 IM 1st weekend of August, and then PPT sprint the 3rd weekend. It's just so danged fun to be part of a triathlon, am I right?!?

[btchance]

Congrats on the time improvements, especially the bike! I wouldn't worry too much about the swim. Didn't you say the bouys were on the wrong side so you went off course some? There's the reason right there. next time you'll be back to at least your normal time. When's the next one?

[Lise]

The next one will be in 2007! I'm doing a century ride mid Sept, and a 1/2 marathon Oct 1. The tri season's pretty short up here. I did the sprint in May, skipped the sprint I'd thought of doing in July, and did PPT yesterday. I *could* do Lake Geneva on 9/9, but I think I'll use the time to do some final century-prep riding. Of course you'll get a ride report! It will be my first century. And then a race report from the 1/2 marathon. I did that last year. Hope to beat my time this year.

All I want to do is ride my bike of course, but if I can improve my swimming by actually swim training, then ... I could be a better triathlete! I envy those gals who were competitive swimmers earlier in life. But they've got their own tri challenges to overcome; the swim just happens to be mine.