For a week we were soaked with Tropical Storm Fay. I had signed up for my second triathlon and hoped that it would be a go. I went out to the walk-through on Friday in the rain. I wondered if this would actually happen. When I went to check in the girl said,'"You're going to get wet tomorrow." I was thinking, how can it rain for the 4th day in a row. She then said, "You're going swimming, aren't you."
The whole family loaded up and we left the house at 5:30am. This was the first time that everyone has gone, so I needed to perform. My previous best time was 1 hour 47 minutes and 14 seconds, which isn't bad for the first one. I had been training pretty hard for this triathlon and knew that I could cut some time off the previous one.
As the sun came up across the lake, I knew it was going to be a stellar day. The announcement came, 10 minutes to race time. Of course if you have ever done one of these, it's pretty nerve racking. The gun went off and all 200+ people jumped into the water. It was chilly from the four days of rain. When I turned the last buoy I knew that I had some improvement. The transition area was about 300 yards long, which is a long way when you have been swimming for 16 minutes. As I mounted the bike, I knew that the course was laid out prefect for me, and it showed with a time of 12.5 miles in 36 minutes. I had a great transition from the run to the bike and my body was responding very well. So I knew the next 2.7 miles was going to be good. The run was wet but fast.
My new personal best time was 1 hour 23 minutes and 54 seconds, almost a 24-minute improvement. I knew that I worked hard to trim time off over the past couple of months but never expected the time to be that good.
We were leaving to go to the beach and I had told Wendy when the race is done let's get out of there. One small problem, I told Wendy, we can't leave. I won third place and would receive a plaque at the awards presentation. WHAT A DAY!
With hard work and determination you can do anything. Check out the video. See you soon.
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