If the event had gone anything like the packet pickup, it wouldn't have been a great event. Thankfully all the kinks must have gotten worked out at Salsarita's and once the packet was in hand, off I went to conquer Lake Murray. Staying at the lake this weekend where the event was held definitely was a bonus. Good friends and good fun made the whole weekend a really cool time!
My plan for the swim this morning was not to swim with anyone that I knew, so I got as far away from people as I could. I realized this to be even truer as I found myself swimming off-course in my own little section of the cove with another participant. Thankfully a kayaker was there to set me straight. Overall, I felt good about the swim. My time wasn't an Olympic record but for me, but I felt like I improved from the previous open water swim. Today was just my third open water triathlon and Lake Murray always delivers some type of wind and current. Open water swimming seems to get better the more I do it but I must work on spotting in the coming weeks. I hammered the bike. Felt really strong! I had a smooth bike-to-run transition. I can't really elaborate too much here other than to say that I didn't feel a need to walk. I remained steady and actually had a good run averaging 9-minute miles.
My stats were as follows: 64/106 on the swim, 21/106 on the bike, 64/106 on the run and 45th overall out of all women competitors. I finished 9th out of 17 in my age group. 750m swim18:12, 16 miles bike 48:19 and 5k 28:46. Overall time...1:36:23 (my training partner 1:37:49).
Interestingly enough, I didn't bring home a prize this event but this was my best event. Today, I won the "mental race"!
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