Today I competed in an Indoor Triathlon with my friend Chelsea. Last year I did this same event, and was battling a major cold/flu, so was glad to come back to it this year with a better ability to breath, and not feeling feverish!!
The swim went fairly well, though I was one of the faster people in my heat, so it was really hard to gauge how hard to push myself, in the end i was about 50-75 yards short of where I wanted to be. On the spin bike, I spun too hard in the beginning and strained a muscle in my quad, so i was having to alternate peddling with one foot while stretching my quad, and both feet with some pain. On the run, i settled in and ran exactly where I guessed I would. Settled right into a 10 min/mile pace.
But this blog isn't about a race report. So I want to throw a huge thank you out to the competitors, my awesome friend Chelsea and some of the fantastic volunteers. The volunteers really stepped it up and helped push me. Chelsea kept me smiling through the pain, and the competitors pushed me. I truly appreciate the woman in the spin room who not only was the most entertaining person i've met, but gave me a face to face pep talk to keep me going through the 20 min spin. Helped me power up. The encouragement from all the people around me was what made me keep going!
Without all those people, it just wouldn't be worth it! Thankful for volunteers, friends and competitors!!
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