Mini-Tri

A week ago today I did something incredibly crazy for me - - - I participated with my friend Nikki in a mini-triathalon! I'm incredibly out of shape (much to Nic's consternation) and ended up not having time to train or work out ahead of time like I had planned. All in all I did really well tho and ended up having a good time. I didn't push myself too hard since I wasn't interested in times - I just wanted to finish! My final time was 1:16:29 - not bad for just getting off the couch!

The first event was swimming a 1/4 mile. I thought that would be fine, but quickly found out that there is a HUGE difference between swimming 8-10 laps in the pool, and swimming a 1/4 mile in open water!

Next was the 6 mile bike ride. I just kept telling myself I was out for an afternoon bike ride. I was so focused when I came in and put my bike up, that I totally forgot to take my helmet off and started the running portion still wearing it. Duh! I had to come back, take it off and start up again.

The final leg was a 2 mile run (walk in my case). I was struggling with a really bad side ache by this time,but I pushed through and came in strong. Woohoo! I finished!!! Nic was so proud of me, and I felt great for having done it!