I just completed my first olympic distance triathlon. Here are the details I can gather to share while I wait for the Tylenol PM to kick in…
- The weather was PERFECT. Completely cloudy. The water at 67 degrees was warmer than the air. I had no worries about overheating. I mean really, it was incredible considering it should have been cloudless and 80. I’m a wimp when it comes to heat…
- I finished, and cried a little at the finish line for all the relief and happiness.
- I finished in 2 hours and 55 minutes and whatever seconds… I didn’t know if I would finish in under 3.5 hours, so yeah… I was pretty happy to finish in under 3!
- My butt hurts. The bike distance for an olympic distance triathlon is almost 25 miles and 6.2 miles running. Absolutely my butt hurts.
- My legs ache, mostly probably from the over 4 hour drive home. I could have used a bit more stretching. Though we did stop for an hour to shop at the Nike and Helly Hansen outlets. I found a great winter coat – all army green with a furry thing growing on the lid.
- I burned 1,514 calories in that 2 hours and 55 minutes.
- I drank a fair amount of green lake water, but never got attacked by man-elbows. I was hit, and grabbed by the foot, and swum over, but I’m sure most was not intentional. Just part of the race hustle.
