We did great! The hubby and I both finished, and finished strongly! I was worried I would finish last so I was shocked and pretty excited to be the third woman finisher. Granted it was only a practice race and not nearly the distances of our race in July, but still a bit of a confidence booster especially considering the weather was not too great. It POURED all morning to the extent that they delayed the race start time by 30 minutes and shortened the swim. I wasn't sure that I even wanted to partake in the race at that point as Jon and I were running around in our soaking wet clothes, setting up our transitions, etc. BUT we did it and hopefully we'll have some pictures of the finish line from the race organizers soon!
My goals for the race (and yes, I actually wrote these down beforehand!):
1. Relax and breath.
2. Long strokes.
3. Breath, especially on bike.
4. Enjoy! You have trained for this!
5. Some things are out of your control; do your best.
6. Learn some new things along the way.
7. Finish!
I think I can say I accomplished all 7 and I saw a baby turtle on the bike ride! It did take some restraint to not stop and hang out with him or bring him back with me (although I do think another woman just might have). We encountered seaweed on the swim, and wet, kinda slippery and soggy bike and run courses, but all in all a good day! Of course we rewarded ourselves with a feast at Matchbox in Chinatown afterwards... mini burgers, pizza and beer included.
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