My First Triathlon - San Diego - Sept 17, 2011
I had the best weekend with these 3 amazing girls that I met through my swim class.
It is no easy job getting into those wet suits but I was sure happy to have it on in the cold San Diego Bay where we swam. I got no sleeves because I was worried I would be too restricted with them. Then it was so cold when we got there that I worried I would freeze without them. But once I got in the water and moving, I was glad I chose to go sleeveless. Swimming almost a mile in the bay was an incredible (yet salty) experience.
Kari, Lori, Megan and myself before the start of the race.
That is the bay behind us, after we finished the race.
We swam 1500 meters, biked just over 24 miles through some big hills and ran 6.4 miles (it was supposed to be 6.2 miles). My legs are always fried when transitioning from biking to running so that was the toughest part for me. We also weren't allowed to use headphones for any of the race and I always run with headphones so I did miss my tunes when I was running.
Lori and Kari were quite the pros at getting this bike rack and the bikes on and off. We were pretty cozy in our little hotel room with 4 girls, our bikes and all of our gear.
We really had such a great weekend. We had fabulous dinners, walked around San Diego (still being able to walk is a plus for a triathlon vs. a marathon...at least the olympic distance), went to a movie, relaxed in the jacuzi and got a big ole ice cream which I reserve for race days only. I am really enjoying these girl's race trips and recharging my mom batteries. So grateful to Mike for keeping things in order back at home and giving me the opportunity to get out and live. :)
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