It’s official. Just call me “Jack Kerry of all trades, master of definitely not biking, nor running for that matter… swimming is not so bad, but definitely not biking.” Or “Sporty Snail” for short, just not to my face…
After much debating with my own self about whether or not to participate in the Tri Turtle Tri, a local sprint(plus) triathlon (1/2 mile swim, 15 mile bike & 3.2 mile run)… I sent in my registration and a check. I registered very late… which earned me a finishers medal from last year. But hey, a participation medal is a participation medal is a participation medal. Yay for the highly esteemed and accomplished participant of many faster or slower participants!
What was this post about? Oh yeah, it’s about a tri I did (today) in 2008… in which I received… a 2007 medal. In school, a student gets detention for turning in her book report late… in triathlons a participant gets last year’s medal! I love it!
This is a post about the tri in which my swim went swimmingly.
This is a post about the tri in which I am glad my swim went well, because it gave me great pleasure to give most of the participants lots of opportunity to pass me. I’m a giver, people. Pass, pass, pass…
This is a post about the tri in which, during the run my body felt like a bag of cement left out in the rain. This is where I confess to you I wished that I had choked on one of the bugs I encountered when I ran through a bug “cloud”, so I’d have a reason to give for running slow… “I choked on a big nasty bug and it was so gross I had to stop and throw it up!!!” Then as I ran past a bee I thought, “I wish a bee would sting me so I could have a really good reason why…” I’m not right.
Plus, during the run, I pulled/damaged/destroyed a couple muscles in a region I was previously unaware existed in the human body. How on earth?
BUT. I finished. I even finished fairly well. I don’t have the results just yet, and I was a dork an forgot to hit my watch timer to track my times. But I feel good right now… I ate ribs and cheesy garlic toast for dinner at Claim Jumper. Proper calorie replacement - I can’t emphasize how important that is…
And my pulled muscles? Fine - since I am sitting in my bed and not moving.
Nighty-nite :)
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