Columbia MD Iron Girl tri

[7rider]

Well....I did my first ever tri!
Okay, not really a tri, but I was the bike leg on a relay team at a tri, featuring MDHillSlug and another woman, Jen.
Here's Jen, me, and Hill....


The day before was rainy, thundering, and downright miserable. I racked my bike in gloom, and wrapped the saddle and bars in plastic bags. Others wrapped the whole bike, and I wondered if I would regret not doing the same.
But today dawned muggy, but sunny. The roads soon dried out.
Relay teams went in the LAST wave, so it was pretty late by the time MDHillSlug got in the water (that's her in the blue).


After her swim, we put the timer band on my ankle, and off I went (that's me in the blue, too):


I met my goal: 17.5 hilly miles in 1 hour.
Here's the course.
Here I am, returning to transition...


...to hand off the chip to Jen, our runner.


By the time Jen got running, it was HOT. And the course was really hilly (so I've been told...I've never actually been on it...thankfully! ). Needless to say, she was pretty pooped at the end.


So here we are....the Iron Girls....one third each!


Oh, and my DH - who was my pit crew and supporter...and who's now sleeping on the couch!


So...my first ever timed event. Pretty cool. It was definitely a fun scene! I just wish I got to see more of it. I have several friends that were there, who I didn't even see! There were 2100 registered .... something like 1500 (?) showed up.

DB?? MDHS?? Any more pix to add???