Let me start by saying, it's a new year and increased training, nutrition, etc. has shown worth the investment...
My training partner, Midge, and I both competed in this event. Last year, she not only beat me overall but she beat on the bike segment which earned her major kudos and bragging rights and me some harassment from other cyclists. This year, I was a little more determined and a little more focused. In all the hype of the race, I had initially put down my swim time as the same as hers thinking it would be cool to start the race together. As the race start drew closer, I emailed the event organizer and added 20 seconds to my time just so that I wouldn't start with her and could calm my nerves. She is a much better swimmer than I am. Lo' and behold, we arrive at the event and not only did they NOT change my swim time to the amended time, they had me seeded to start before her, right before her. This meant she would literally be on my heels the entire swim, actually all three events. What I realized after starting the swim was that it actually pushed me harder...it did the same for me on the bike and in the run. I could see her gaining on me in the run...this and a friend of mine telling me that she was going to catch me, pushed me to be steady. I even asked volunteers, neighbors and everyone I'd run past if they would give the girl in purple behind me a brownie or something just to slow her down (I even tried to get a cop who was directing race traffic to give her a moving violation of some kind). I fully expected that she would pass me. In the end she didn't and after viewing the results this morning, the outcome was that she took first in her age group but I beat her by 7 WHOLE SECONDS! :)
Overall outcome for me - 2nd place swim AG, 1st place bike AG, 5th place run AG and 3rd overall in my AG. I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. I felt good throughout the race and was much more confident than last year. I hope this sets the tone for a good season! :)
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