One and Done For The Year

Two weekends ago I did my one and only tri for the year. A couple of girlfriends and I loaded up our bikes and drove 9 hours from Asheville to Gulf Shores Alabama for the Brent Robinson Olympic Triathlon. The weather was sunny and warm and the ocean was moving but not to choppy. Unfortunately, there was an influx of jellyfish and I got stung multiple times on the open ocean swim. Even though I was stinging like crazy, I kept going. The bike was flat and fast with a tailwind going out and headwind coming back on the double out and back ride. The 6 mile run was hot! The wind was on our face going out to the turn around point which made the first 3 miles pleasant. Boy did it get hot when you turned around to head back to the finish. The run was stocked with water and powerade every mile which helped the steamy conditions. After I finished, I concluded that I would have felt much better if I had appropriately trained. All in all, the race was great.