Thanks Kimberle for not forwarding the "sports shutter" shots... I would have felt compelled to post them and make some snarky remark...
Last year the race was a week later. And even though it was raining yesterday morning it no way near felt as cold as it did last year. Well at least at this hour. Here we are inside waiting patiently for our turn in the pool. It was very hot in the pool area. Kind of plays on your nerves a bit watching everyone. As indicated by our times - we probably weren't seeded properly but that's OK.
I cut my transition time down a good bit this year. Heck it wasn't as cold and it was raining, so the concept of drying off before getting on the bike seemed ridiculous. I started before Kimberle in the pool - I think it was more of an alphabetic thing than a timing difference. She passed me not too long after we made it up the first bike hill on the bikes.
I would like to say it has to do with my tires. And thankfully some woman that passed me way on the back side of the bike course agreed with me. Her comment went something like - Keep it up. You're doing great. Remember you're working twice as hard as me because of your tires... Maybe I will change to hybrid tires for next year. I just have to make sure I use th bike some more this year.
Kimberele finished about 13 minutes ahead of me (remember it's the numbers game that keeps me interested in this stuff). So I was probably a mile behind her? Does that sound like it could be right? I guess not given that I started before her. These staggered start times are good but can be confusing at times as well.
Kimberle apologized for not getting a picture of me crossing the finish line. I am OK with that. Thankfully at least they got a picture of me smiling. I think it was Michelle the other day that said - if you are going to be out there running you may as well be smiling and pretending to be having fun... Somehow I managed to muster that up.
Last year the race was a week later. And even though it was raining yesterday morning it no way near felt as cold as it did last year. Well at least at this hour. Here we are inside waiting patiently for our turn in the pool. It was very hot in the pool area. Kind of plays on your nerves a bit watching everyone. As indicated by our times - we probably weren't seeded properly but that's OK.
I cut my transition time down a good bit this year. Heck it wasn't as cold and it was raining, so the concept of drying off before getting on the bike seemed ridiculous. I started before Kimberle in the pool - I think it was more of an alphabetic thing than a timing difference. She passed me not too long after we made it up the first bike hill on the bikes.
I would like to say it has to do with my tires. And thankfully some woman that passed me way on the back side of the bike course agreed with me. Her comment went something like - Keep it up. You're doing great. Remember you're working twice as hard as me because of your tires... Maybe I will change to hybrid tires for next year. I just have to make sure I use th bike some more this year.
Kimberele finished about 13 minutes ahead of me (remember it's the numbers game that keeps me interested in this stuff). So I was probably a mile behind her? Does that sound like it could be right? I guess not given that I started before her. These staggered start times are good but can be confusing at times as well.
Kimberle apologized for not getting a picture of me crossing the finish line. I am OK with that. Thankfully at least they got a picture of me smiling. I think it was Michelle the other day that said - if you are going to be out there running you may as well be smiling and pretending to be having fun... Somehow I managed to muster that up.
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