I finished my triathlon ... sort of

[namaste]

By sort of, I mean that I finished the event -- and didn't finish last, so I hit both of my goals. By sort of? It wasn't a full triathlon. There were major onshore winds and 4 foot waves at start time on Sunday with red flag warnings, so they canceled the swim portion. Which meant that rather than running 5K after a 20K bike event -- which would have been hard enough for a lousy runner like me -- I had to run 10K, a little over six miles. They turned the whole event into a duathlon, with a 5K run, the 20K bike and another 5K run. Honestly, the tri would have been easier for me. And I'll admit I didn't so much "run" the second 5K as I did a combination of walking and running.

I even finished second in my age/class category. Granted, there were only three people in my category, but that meant I actually beat someone. (She was three minutes faster than me on each of the runs, but I was 9 minutes faster than her on the bike. Yay me!)

Comments

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

Well, YAY for you! That's quite an accomplishment!

[namasteyoga.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Granted, I was almost hour behind the top female finisher, but I'll take what I can get.

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Yay! for you! That's really great, especially considering the event completely changed on you.

[namasteyoga.livejournal.com]

I kept spending Saturday night thinking: Which is worse, having to swim in rough surf? Or not having to swim and run instead. (My sore legs are telling me the run was worse.)

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Go you! That's great!

[namasteyoga.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Now for my next accomplishment, I hope to be able to take the stairs without groaning.

[npkedit.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the achievement!

[namasteyoga.livejournal.com]

Thank you!