Did a triathlon on Sunday. Battled pouring rain, gusting winds, and had to dodge tumbleweeds, on the way to the race and during the race as well. It was a reverse sprint, so ended in a nicely heated 85F pool. Was drenched …when I finished I just dried off, changed into dry clothes and left. Turns out I should have checked the awards table, as I checked the results after arriving home and it turns out I placed 3rd in my division… looked again today and it turns out I was only 10 seconds out of 2nd place..imagine if I had actually done any training for this race. There were 14 people signed up in my division, but only 7 started/finished. My time was about 12 minutes slower than last year (much better weather last year).
This week- try to get to the pool twice, my master’s team has its Christmas party on Thursday, so no swim that night. Still have another week after this before I am on break.
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