I participated in my first triathlon (sprint distance) this morning...and I finished! Not only did I finish, I did better than I thought I would. The tri consisted of a 400 meter (1/4 mile) swim in a lap pool (not as hard as open water), a 9 mile bike ride, and a 5k (3.2 mile) run. The swimming was the easiest part for me by far. Then the bike...well it wouldn't have been hard except for 2 HUGE hills that I thought my thighs would burn up on. I loved the downhill part though and went faster than I ever have on those (33.6 mph). Changing from bike to run (the part I HATE) was the hardest. My legs felt weird trying to run after biking. And there were 2 big hills on the run too. But I finished as fast as I usually do a 5k and I was proud of that since I'd swam and biked prior to running. I finished in 1 hour and 17 minutes. I was 6th in my age division (30-34 females) out of 19. I was 30th out of ALL the females (97 of them) and I was 82nd over all (out of 184 participants). The time on the run killed me and the bike put me back a bit too. But on the swim, I was 52nd out of the 184. All in all, not bad for my first triathlon. I've caught the bug! (watch the video)
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Way to go Julie!! I'm sure it was great feeling crossing the finish line and knowing that you made it. Good for you!
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