Well I know it’s been while since I’ve raced an Olympic distance triathlon, but I guess I’m a little rusty! So, I could say many things about the race, but I’ve already moved on and am looking on how to make things go better in the next race!! So, I’ll summarize in some photos and a few words …
My swim did not go as planned, not even close! you’ll see a straggler at the back of the pack of swimmers in the photo …yup that’s me, yikes!
I was 2nd last out of the water (17th), couldn’t get my wetsuit off, got a penalty for not putting my cap and goggles in my basket (that’s a 15 sec in the penalty box!) and it took me 3 attempts to get on to my bike (super embarrassing!) … as you can see I’m not so happy in this pic, hehe (I can laugh now …) …
I think I wanted to cry and quit a few times before I even got onto the bike, but I decided that the race was NOT over and there was still 2/3 of the race to go! So, this is me determined …
I ended up catching 8 girls and breaking up a pack, so that was kind of fun. Then onto the run I didn’t look back …
It was a really rough start and in general not as fast as I wanted, but I was happy for not giving up and sticking with it. I ended up 9th with a little money and it was definitely worth not giving up! Here’s me finishing and finally breaking out a little smile hehe …
Then, it was time to enjoy the rest of the weekend. A nice sunset on the ferry to Bainbridge Island …
Now back to work!!!
As my dad used to say when I didn’t have the best of games but managed to take a penalty.. ‘at least you show up on the scoresheet..’ Way to stay positive and keep racing. You can use that mental toughness for other races where things come together better
Thanks and yes definitely very motivated to make sure things come together better!!! … can’t believe I got my first penalty in my first race tho, hehe