Tri for fun

Saturday my friends, sister and I did a sprint triathlon. We had a fun group. Tiffany was planning on a visit around this time and when she found out about the tri, she changed her trip to come a few days earlier and do it with me! It was so incredibly fun. I loved every minute of it. Tiff and I stayed together throughout the whole thing which made it even more fun. I most appreciated her company on the run.

The swim (400m) wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. The water was warm and clear and people weren't swimming on top of me the whole time. The transition was fine, I had a few extra minutes to dry off before hitting the road for the 11 mile bike. I borrowed (THANKS STEPHANIE!!) a niiiiice road bike that was so much easier to ride than my cheapo Walmart mountain bike. I had a cheesy smile on my face for most of the bike section! It felt like I was flying. The transition to run was about like it was when my friend and I tried it a few weeks ago. My legs felt really heavy and stiff for the first quarter mile or so, but after that it wasn't so bad. I started getting tired and a side ache around mile 2 of the 5K run but we mustered up enough energy to sprint the last 1/2 mile or so to the finish line. I got goose bumps when Tiff and I saw Chris and ALL 5 of our kids (Mary, Andrew, Alec, Charlie and Will) cheering us on. Then we heard my friends, who had just finished 10-20 min before us, yelling for us just shy of the finish line. It was awesome to have support. We finished in 1:28. I really enjoyed myself and can't wait to do it again.