Week Thirteen: Lavaman!

Woo-hoo! I did it! I completed my first Olympic distance triathlon yesterday! I've done many sprint tri's but this was my first attempt at this distance. I hope to write a race report, but will give a few pros/cons of my race.

The Pros:
1. It's in Hawaii! And I'm here with my hubby sans kids! How relaxing is that!
2. Our hale is ~3 min's from the race start
3. It's a pretty ocean swim- yes, I am actually saying this. I 'liked' the swim:)

The Cons:
1. I was/am pretty sick with a head sinus/cough/runny nose thing going on. I'm in Hawaii- so am trying to ignore it, but I'm reaching for the Kleenex box every ~3 min...and my nose looks like Rudolph
2. It was WINDY on the last stretch of the bike and first 3 miles of the run. Ooh, the wind played with me mentally.

Overall, I did all right. My time was 2:47: Swim- 32:48, Bike- 1:20:19, Run-51:19 and I was 8th in my Age Group (that's fun to write)

I haven't thought of goals for me this week other than to soak up the Hawaiian sun and appreciate this trip. I'm sure when I get home Weds, I'll focus on the other areas of my life but right now it's all about being here. Aloha!