It's a purely local affair, and my jaw dropped to see the absolute ton of stuff people brought into transition...buckets if water, Duffel bags with several changes of clothes, water bottles, gloves, hats...seriously! For a 1 hour + event!!!! It made for an interesting transition to say the least.
Strange, when you go to an ironman and will be out on the course 10-12x as long, all you can put on the rack is your bike. That's it!
The swim was like aquatic WWF, I got punched in the eye pretty hard once, and had three people grab onto my legs and hold on! Ugh. If ya don't know how to swim learn before entering a tri! I used a Finis Tempo trainer, which was great as it helped me stay in pace in the mosh pit.
The bike was also interesting, lots of new athletes out there which is great. However I saw people riding in packs, completely drafting. Instead of going into the drop zone when being passed they would block. I even saw a yellow line violation or two. I saw the USAT ref on a red motorcycle, who did nothing to stop it. My issue is safety, those rules are there for a reason, we don't need added danger in an already dangerous sport.
The run was the best part. My new bike requires different muscle group use, so this rime I got off the bike feeling like I could fly! The trail was a bit messy due to the rainstorm last night, I had a good time out there. It was a lot of fun passing people.
The finish line was the best part.
First of all a rooster wandered into the finish chute, and crossed the finish line with me!!! That's one finish line photo I cannot wait to see.
Most importantly my mom was volunteering today, and put my medal around my neck at the end of the race. It wad a very special moment.
Good way to end the tri season.
Now as Tray said last week, it's Marathon season!
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