Finally. A Race!

Train, train, train. I decided it was time to do some races. I completed my first olympic distance tri this weekend and it was great. Kind of a tough distance to pace, so I just went hard for as long as I could. I did not run as fast as I thought I would, but I had a great race...and I had FUN! Sometimes with all of this training it is easy to lose sight of the fact that this is indeed my hobby and if it is not enjoyable then there is no point for me to go on. I can be competitive and still have fun; and that is just what I did.

The race was held at Johnson Branch on Lake Ray Roberts. It was a 1500 yard swim, 24 mile bike and 10k run. My times were: swim 24:44, bike 1:06 (20.7 mph), run :49.47 (8:02/mile) total race time: 2:24.

As far as a race report, well, I thought it was great. The swim was great because that is such a clean lake, the roads were 90% smooth (kinda patchy in some spots, but nothing compared to what I am used to riding on); some good hills to add a challenge; decent amount of shade on the run; what more could you ask for? I am very pleased with the race and my performance. Will definitely do it again.

don't be deceived; I didn't feel as bad as I looked!

congratulations to Nana on her awesome race, too! You can read her report and see more pics on www.theparkersblog.blogspot.com

Icing on the cake...I was 1st in my age group! Woo Hoo!

Because of the race on Sunday, I pared down my week's workouts some. My totals for the week were:

swim: 2:30 8200 yards
bike: 4:10 79 miles
run: 3:45 25 miles

Now back to business. This week will be pretty normal with 2:30 swim, 3:45 run and 5:45 bike.