Had to tri a tri

So this morning I did my very first triathlon...and definitely not my last. It was a sprint tri, so not as long as an olympic length, but it was still an accomplishment, and maybe the olympic tri is something I could work up to. I swam 400m, biked 15mi, and ran 5k. It was really fun...sort of exhilerating...and lots of adrenaline pumping! Here is my before picture...taken at 7am, but I had woken up at 5:15...looking pretty tired.


I got second in my age group, and I think seventh overall. Pretty exciting! I think I could have biked a little harder, and I also could work on my transition times, but my total time was 1:25. It would be fun to have a buddy to do these with. The tri season is over though now, so maybe this spring I could try to find someone. Competing in a team would be pretty fun, too. Here is my after picture...looking a little more awake now!

My next (tentative) event is the Tulsa Run, a 15k on October 31st. And I'm thinking about doing the McNellies's Pub Run, a 4 mile run on November 4th. (There is prize money for the top three finishers if you drink three 12-oz beers during the run...optional, but I might try it!)