I signed up for this one a week or so in advance, drawn by the small size (only seven in my AG last year! Hardware, maybe?), and only slightly daunted by the bike route's sell (On the Ironman Madison route! That means hills. Steep and frequent ones.).
Waiting in line to body mark and set up transition...scoping out the competition. Looks like a lot more than seven in my AG. Hardware, unlikely.
The announcement is made...water temp is 80 degrees. That's like bath water, folks. Ditched the wetsuit.
Hmm...I need to pee. Can I find a spot in this lake or do I have to trek all the way up to the port-a-potty line?
I think we can all tell which option I chose.
Of course the girls want to be part of the action. Crocs (the shoes, not the reptiles) are by law a horrible fashion statement, but they do serve one function: facilitation of wading in lakes.
While mama's off swimming and biking, the girls found something much more interesting.
I'm back! And to make up for a smooth-as-butter shoeless mount, I biffed the dismount. I only got my foot out of one shoe before hitting the dismount line. I unclipped the other shoe, whipped it off, and threw it to my athletic supporters. I looked like a royal idiot.
Coming in for the finish, arms out like a chicken, ready for this one to be done. The hills on the bike and run were overshadowed by the threat of extremely hot temperatures. Luckily the clouds lingered enough to keep it in the 80s until ten minutes before my finish.
FINISH TIMES
1/3 mi. swim--9:26
T1--2:10
11 mi. bike--38:25
T2--1:04
5K run--29:06
TOTAL--1:20:09
6/17 in AG
With the bug returned and firmly planted, I decided this was not to be my last tri of the season. Next up: Waterloo Tri--pool swim!
