The first was just a 5k that a school here held (Cougar Shuffle). It was a lot of fun! Not my BEST run/race as my calves were already oh so sore, but it was still pretty good :) My time was 25:something...25:45 maybe? But I know I could have done better had my legs been a little more fresh! After doing this one it really made me want to do more just plain 5k's! They are great training and really show you your fitness levels in ways solo training can't, IMHO.
Now my second race was my first triathlon this year! Soak up the Sun! It was AWESOME! I would have had 2nd place in 15-19 buuut they ended up making it 19 and under, so I took home 3rd place instead. But that's okay! I still placed and got a medal! ;) Here's a little run down of the whole race:
Swim (250m): went well! Although it got realllly cold that day, the lake didn't have time to cool off to air temp yet, so it was still comfortable. I realized I pushed a little too hard at the start when I felt dizzy halfway through... but it was all good and I kept going! That was my only complaint :)
Time: 4:21
Transition 1: it went smoothly! I did have a little trouble putting my shoes on (I went sockless). Just took more effort than I hoped!
Time: 1:37 (fastest in my age group by 30 seconds!)
Bike (8 miles): don't have much to complain about here! I KNOW I could have gone faster. Maybe I tried to pace and save for the run too much? I don't know... but anyway didn't have any problems! Good ride!
Time: 27:39 Pace:17.4 mph
Transiton 2: very good! Not a single mishap... I actually did a flying dismount (left my shoes clipped to the pedals and ran off barefoot) I really hadn't practiced it THAT much but it went perfectly!
Time: 0:47 (also the fastest in my age group!)
Run (2 miles): wasn't as great.... had some crazy calf cramps, both legs! AND a side stitch, AND the usual stomach cramps. Yay. So that took a lot of stretching which probably set me back like.. 30 or 45 seconds? That's too much for such a short race! Once I got to the turn around I felt a little better though and picked up the pace some! But I really didn't have enough distance left to make up for that first mile...
Time: 19:29 Pace: 9:45 min/mile... ew.
Overall time was 53:51! Almost six minutes faster than last year! So it was a pretty good race and very fun :D Getting pumped for my next!
Thanks for reading! [and sorry this was so long;)]
