Sunday, August 22, 2010

2nd highlight of Summer 2010 was...

My first Sprint Triathlon! 
Location: Rancho Seco Park- just outside of Sacramento
1/2 Mile Swim
16 Mile Bike
3 Mile Run

My thoughts before the race:
swim  -I'm scared
bike -I'm not a biker... but OK, I'll be fine
run -I got this!

Race day:
The swim was totally fine, and I was pleasantly surprised by this.  The bike was well... great until I got a flat tire on mile 12 and had to ride the last 4 miles on a flat (It was extremely painful).  Also during the race that competitive drive kicked in and I was loathing all the bikers with road bikes- they are speedy man... (I totally want one now! like TODAY!!)  The run was great, I didn't have a buoy to search for or a bike to worry about and the best part was when I was transitioning to the run I knew I was still doing OK on time considering the flat so I just ran my heart out!  All in all the race was Awesome.  I really can't wait to do it again!!
Swim

1st Transition
Bike (I was telling my mom I had a flat for 4 miles)
2nd Transition
Run
So yeah, my parents were there...that's why I have pictures!!

3 comments:

Kerri said...

you're AWESOME!!!!! i want to be you when i grow up!! ;)

Carlson Clan said...

Good job Amber!! That is so amazing! Yeah, you're my hero!

Tammy said...

You rule.