I heard about this small triathlon that is held on Labor Day in Murray Park. I thought, WOW I want to do that, it sounds like so much FUN. Never mind that I am deathly afraid of deep water and I don't really swim. I took a couple of lessons and thought I can do this. On the big day I placed myself near the end of the que for the swim portion. I slid into the deep end and held on, the the big word came. GO! I pushed off and swam, I was really doing it, I was breathing and everything. I came to the end and duct under the rope to the next lane. I pushed off and got half way down the lane to the deep end and just ran out of breath and steam. Swimming is hard work. I held onto the rope and they asked if I was ok. I just kept pulling myself along the rope until I was at last done with the swimming portion. Dallas met me with a towel and I started walking to the staging area to prepare for the bike ride. Dallas asked me if I shouldn't be running to the staging area. I said, " Oh ya." Geez, I couldn't get my breath and he wanted me to hurray. I threw on my clothes and took off on my bike. This is my best activity out of the three. I made good time, re-racked my bike and started the mile plus run to the finish. I ran about a quarter mile and took it down to a fast walk which sometimes is as fast as my run. My lungs felt like they were going to burst. I managed to run the last half mile to the finish. I did better than expected. My goal was under an hour with hopes of doing it in 45 minutes. I completed it in 45 minutes. It felt very good. Next year - I work on that swim!
I placed 3rd in my age division.
