S - 750 yds | B - 10.5 mi | R - 5k 1:31:00
1/2 (60-64) | 8/35 F overall
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| The Race course.. Start in the Lake and Finish at the Sand Dunes |
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| Waiting for the Sprint Tri to begin |
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| Sprint Women are off! |
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| Ninety minutes later, making my way up the Dune |
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| Almost to the Mat! |
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| Number One (melanie mociun) and Number Two (meg rawlings) (60-64) |
The Sprint Race started at 9:00am.. a very civilized time to begin a race! I arrived at the Transition zone at about 7:15am.. plenty of parking and plenty of time to get ready for the race. I decided at the last minute to wear my toe clips and running shoes for the bike ride. The Sprint bike course is not very hilly, so it turned out to be an okay decision. It definitely saved be time in T2.
The swim seemed a little long, or maybe I took the second turn too wide, but I was out of the water in about 16 minutes. The water was 59 or 60 degrees. Two caps and my long sleeved Xterra felt good - still chilly though. I had put out a jersey to put on for the bike, didn't put it on, but was kind of sorry.. the wind chill on the bike was hard to take in spots.. but I just kept pedaling as fast as I could. The turn around came quickly, and I made it back to T2 in about 40 minutes.
The run was on grass, trails, road and sand. I didn't need my sunglasses so I carried them in my right hand.. I was really trying to watch out for roots, etc.. but I tripped and hit the ground with my glasses... oh so sad.. I had been using the Smith glasses with interchangeable lenses for the past several years.... bummer, but oh well. I got up, dusted off and kept going. I knew my run would be slow... pretty solid 10 minute miles...... : (
But.. climbing the sand dune to the finish line in the end was very exhilarating because of all of the cheering and great support along the way up the hill... a great race and great venue! The Best In The West Race company is Top Shelf! And Athletepath.com is my new favorite race registration portal.. no extra fees... great customer service!
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| The climb to the finish on soft sand... whew! |
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