Scofield Tri Recap 2011

Dave and the little kiddos found me in the transition area before the start and came to give me good luck kisses :)

Amber and me pre-race.  Gearing up for a great race day!

heading down to the boat ramp for our swim

In the water, trying to get used to the temp.  It was pretty chilly (low 60s), but totally doable.

Right after getting out of the water, heading over to transition for the bike.

Derek & Cambrie (Amber's daughter), in the cheering section during our race :)

Me starting my run.  There was the hugest hill out of transition for both the bike and the run.  My legs felt pretty much like rubber after hopping off the bike. Thank goodness for the bike/run brick workouts I had put in leading up to the race.  It helped a TON!

I DID IT!  It felt great to finish my first Olympic triathlon.  I was feeling a little nervous before... I knew I'd be able to finish, but I wanted to have a strong race.  I had a few malfunctions during the swim... my left goggle kept filling up with water so I had to stop several times to drain it.  Dang!  Also, my first transition was slower than I'd hoped, the bike ended up alright, but the end of my run just got slow.  I was doing great to hold between an 8:15 and 8:30 pace for the first of the run, then got SLOW at the end.    My end results were... 10th place of women in the Olympic.  I finished the swim in 30:04 which was slower than I had hoped... I felt good in my swim, but wished I had been faster cause I know I am a faster swimmer.  The bike I finished in 1:19:32 (averaging 18.7 mph) which I was happy with, because heading out was decent, but when I reached the hill section I was going slow... little legs were tired! Thank goodness for down hill!   My run I finished in 55:53, averaging a 9:01 min mile, which I wish was faster, but considering it was the end of the race, i'll take it!  Overall, my finish time was 2:50:58.  I hope my next one is faster, but this was a great first olympic, really great course!

 

  

Amber's my hero! lol... I always tell her she is so hard-core, and she is!  She got first in our division and finished at 2:27.  I love having a great competitive buddy to help me train, and race with!

And of course my racing wouldn't be complete without my best supporter, Dave :)

I can't figure how to turn this, but we stayed up in Scofield for the weekend with Jon & Amber & their family up at a cabin.  We found a zipline off the side of the house.  amber gave it a go, but it wasn't equipped for bigger people, lol!  The kids however, LOVED it!!!

There was a playground right down the hill, and it had a fun teeter totter on the swingset, it was fun for the kiddos. Derek & Jenna loved it!