First Tri of the year!

[Susan Otcenas]

WooHoo, the Gator Grinder Triathlon was awesome! The weather was fantastic today. Clear blue sky, not too warm. Couldn't have asked for better.

We had a huge contingent of TE staff, family & friends out there today. Everyone had a blast. I'll let GLC tell her own tale. I was heading out on the run course as she was heading back (she was in an earlier swim heat), so we got to high five and woohoo each other as we passed.

I was 2nd of 15 in my age group (yay!) and managed to cut several minutes off last year's time, despite a bike course that was 0.8 miles longer due to road construction. Going into the run, I was in the lead, but the run is my weakest event and a more worthy competitor outran me. I *did* take 2 minutes off last years run time, so I'm making progress on the run, but it still needs more work! I'm thrilled regardless.

Here's 2 photos from the day.
1. GLC & I post race.
2. TE staff members with their ribbons! From left to right, me (2nd 40-44), Anona (2nd 20-24), Anna (1st 20-24 AND 2nd woman overall - she totally rocked it!) and Renata (3rd 45-49). (And in case you're wondering what's up with the leggings...we are all wearing Zoot CompressRx Recovery Tights. Those things are amazing. )