And it wasn't easy. Jackie and I have been in training mode for more than about 3 months now. We thought we would be ready for today. Boy were we surprised. We struggled a bit, although we finished in 1:47, it felt much longer.This is my transition area, all set up. Notice my good luck Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle towel right there in front? I also had the big cat good luck towel which I place over my seat so that it is easier to find my bike. Both towels belonged to my children at one point and having the towels with me just makes me think of them!
Today we swam in Lake Garrison. A pretty place. The water was cold and the 1/4 mile felt much farther. I swam breaststroke the entire distance which was 3 laps around the bathing beach.
Then it was onto the bike. Twelve miles, an out and back route. I was not as prepared for the bike leg as I would have liked to have been. It felt hard. The final leg of the tri was the run. Today our run was just 2 miles, again, out and back. Jackie and I walked a good part of the way. My sore knee was bothering me and we were a bit winded after the bike. We challenged ourselves to run the entire second mile and we did.
One hour and twenty-seven minutes. Not terrible, but not great. Jackie was not impressed. The good news is, we still have 2 weeks before our next tri. The bad news, there are only 2 weeks until our next tri! I think we will need to do a couple of serious bricks over the next two weeks to build our stamina.
We are so totally happy that we joined the Mullica Hill Women's Tri Club. The "mock tri" is just one way they help women to become tri ready. It was a great event.
