Over the 24th of July weekend, I participated in my 1st triathlon. I loved it! I don't know if I really loved it while I was doing it, but when I was done I thought it was a lot of fun. The tri was called the Burley Idaho Spudman. I did it with my great friend Lou lou and her niece also did it (and rocked it with 1st place in her division...go Kimmi!) Lou lou and I drove up to Idaho Friday afternoon. We got there and got our bikes placed in the transitions and our running shoes in the running transition. We decided the easiest sleeping arrangements were to camp. It was a blast. We set up our own little tent on the golf course where the tri started, it worked out perfect. They had a carb load dinner provided, they served spaghetti, a roll, green beans and low and behold a baked potato! I was kind of bummed, actually really bummed, I went to get my camera and the battery was dead, so I have no pictures of us on our adventure down there and us camping it up. Thanks to Michelle and Peter (Lou's sister and bro-in-law) we were able to get pics of us doing the race.
We were in the 5th wave and started about 7:40. I have never swam in open water, besides the Lake Powell trips when you have your life jacket on like a diaper and you are in the middle of the lake. This was a little intimidating and kind of nerve racking. I think at first I was so nervous that I got myself tired, once I calmed down a little bit, the swim was pretty easy, which is because it was in the Snake River, with a little push from the current.After the swim it was off to the bikes. This was probably my favorite part. We rode in the back country of Burley Idaho, it was really pretty and a lot of fun.
The running was a little more difficult. I haven't been running because of my IT band injury and so the training in that area has been non-existent. It is amazing how quick you loose your endurance when you don't run. It was hard for me. It was sooo hot too, that I felt a little dehydrated. I don't do well when I am running in the heat. But I made it and I finished and I had a great experience overall. We will be giving it a try again next year, but I think I will train a little better next year.
