What did I do today? Oh that's right a triathlon!

I did my triathlon today. I was a bit nervouse at first, but I did it! I finished in 1 hour, 54 minutes and 42 seconds. Roughly 5 and 18 seconds under what I predicted!
The swim was definitely tough. I ended up doing most of it on my back or sidestroking. It seemed to be the only way I could really control my breathing. That and I got hit a couple of times and someone swam over my legs. But I did it in 23 minutes, so I was happy with that. My first transition was a bit long, only because I helped someone get their bike unlocked from the other bikes and then I got my bike stuck on the chain of one of the bikes around me. The ride was pretty good. I had to get off my bike on Day St just because there was a speedy person on my left and a walker in front of me. After that, it was pretty darn good. And I remember thinking, "this is friggin' awesome! I'm doing a triathlon!" The bike part I did in 49 minutes or so. Bike to run transition was darn good - I didn't have bike shoes, so it was throw the bike on the rack, remove the helmet, throw on my number and get running. By that point my legs and the rest of me were a bit achy, so I tryed to take it a bit easy. I did some walking but I'm guessing I ran most of it. On the run, I just remember not even really having control of my legs. They wanted to run and that's what I did. I ran the big hill and after that, it all seemed pretty darn easy. Once hit the chute, it was an all out sprint. And I think I did the run in around 33 minutes.
And I have to say, we had the perfect transition spot (thank you team danskin training!). We were dead center in the transition area.
I also walked down and watched the elites hit the water. And made it back to the transition area in time to be jealous of their bikes.
I definitely felt pretty darn good thru the whole thing and I took time to really kinda take it all in and enjoy it. I had a blast! I can honestly say, I'm definitely doing that again next year. And perhaps a few more during the summer.
Dear God help me... I'm hooked.

So what did you do today?

It's almost here

We did a super sprint triathlon this past weekend. It went well. I learned a few things and I feel confident that I will cross the finish line. Now it's just a matter of getting my mind and my limbs on the same page :)

The best birthday present ever

I decided to bike to group training, roughly a 5 mile bike. When I got there, we were told that we were going to do our very first half mile swim, that is, if we wanted to. You could do a quarter mile if you wanted to. I chose the half mile swim. And I did it. It was the first time I've ever done a half mile swim. And then I dried off talked to a few people and headed home... on my bike. 5 miles back home. No store bought present could ever beat the way I felt when I got home. I am totally going to kick that triathlon's butt!

Blue Angels, fireworks, training and my birthday

This weekend just flew by. Fortunately it's not quite over yet. I had a date on Friday night and had a good time. And that's all I'm going to say about that. I don't want to over analyze or jinx anything. Darren and I went over to Colman pool and ran into some other friends of ours. So we swam and grabbed lunch with them. Then I came back and got the house ready for a bbq. A couple of friends came over and we bbq'ed it up and headed down to the lake to watch the fireworks. And today, I biked down to the lake watched some of the Blue Angels and am just hanging out until 5 when everyone is coming over so we can go play mini golf and come back and bbq yet again. You gotta bbq while you can:) And besides, tomorrow is my birthday. Any reason to bbq!
And I forgot to mention that I got an email from the ex. About a week before I got his email, I was on Match.com and he came up as my "Is it fate" match. Kinda funny and ironic. It was definitely a bit of a shock. But I went for a bike ride and worked it all out. Then a week later, I got an email from him. It was good. I feel hopeful that we'll be able to move on.

The Best Run Ever

Yesterday was our run workout... hills. 3 of them... 3 times. I did it in around 28/29 minutes. Me and my running buddy were the first two to finish the workout. Here's the stats from one of our workout leaders GPS heart rate monitor... I kick ass.

Each loop, from Genesee & 51st up 51st, down Alaska, back via Lake WA blvd and Genesee, was .8 miles.
The first hill was a 50 foot elevation gain. Genesee is also a 50 foot elevation gain.
The first hill (Genesee and 51st to 51st and Alaska) was up to a 12% grade. The Genesee hill is between 6-10% grade.