Saturday Shocker

Shocked.  That is the best word to describe my emotion after I finished the race.

It was soooo E A S Y.  I was very careful not to push myself so that I wouldn’t injure myself.  My goal has always been to “Finish … without injury.”  So, I reached my goal!!

I had not been able to swim 600 consecutive meters so I wasn’t sure how I would hold up in the water. It’s just not the same when you’re swimming in a pool and have to stop, turn around and push off to start again.  I took the “slow and steady” approach so I wouldn’t get winded or wear myself out.  And I didn’t even have to flip over and swim on my back for a rest.

The bike went well, also.  The time I’ve spent with Andy on the two Saturday group rides truly paid off.  The terrain was a little more hilly, but all in all, it was a great ride.

The run …. well, I didn’t know that so much of it would be weaving through uncharted woods with roots, pine needles and pine cones to dodge.  There was a huge ravine that was harder to go down into than to pull out of on the other side.  But, it was a great distraction to focus on your footing and so the run went well.  I only had to walk a little.

All in all,  I was surprised at how easy it was.  In the end, I wasn’t really winded or tired.  After the race, I went home and took care of chores around the house then went to a house warming party followed by an Adult Night Party at our local neighborhood pool.  So, all the fretting that I did two days prior, worrying about getting hurt and not sure that I could even complete the whole race …. was for naught.  The race was great.  I am pleased to say that I reached my goal:  I finished – without injury AND had a great time!!!