I love my friends, but...

They're freaking fast. So, it was kind of fun to do a race where they didn't kick my butt for once... even it was only because they weren't there.

Poor TriSaraTops. They didn't end up counting the bike because of poor calibration. I was on one of those bikes that wasn't working well, and so I was pumped as all hell...because the stupid thing said I only went 4.86m when everyone else was going like 6-7m...I know the bike isn't exactly my forte, but I'm not THAT bad.

So, I got the little blue ribbon for my age group, and was 2nd place overall (.096 behind the female winner)...I know the results are totally skewed due to the lack of bike results, but that's okay. There's still a little bit of pride attached (it's only the second time I've gotten a triathlon award, so I'm allowed to gloat a bit until it becomes rude and the necessity of modesty kicks in).

Anyway...it was weird to bike, run, and then swim, but it worked. I didn't drown, and that's mainly what I was worried about.

I ran 2.58m, which I was pretty damn happy with. A 7:45min/m pace is awesome for me. Next indoor tri (it's at the end of Feb, I believe), I'm going to try for 2.7m. We'll see.

The swim, on the other hand, kind of stinked. I did fine...but just didn't get in the laps I thought I would. I didn't feel tired (okay, my legs were shot from biking and running first and I wasn't kicking very much at all), but I just wasn't moving fast enough. Kurt says its because I'm tired from swim camp (I've got to get slower before I'll get faster or some cockeyed thing like that), so I guess I'm going to believe him instead of starting to let myself think that that I'm getting worse. No way....right? The water in the pool was SO hot...and it tasted totally disgusting. I'm not kidding myself...I know people pee in every pool, but this one even tasted like pee...and it was gross. So, there's every excuse in the book...guess I should just own up, eh?

When did I get so competitive about this stuff, anyway? I was REALLY pissed when I thought I was going to lose because of the bike. Pretty silly, you know? Time to get a grip.

Anyway. I guess that about covers it for the indoor tri race report. Oh! Kurt busted up the place and won the whole thing by a landslide...I've got a local celebrity for a friend (and a coach, eh?)! The other TNT kids that went did really well too...it was fun to see them there. And of course, getting to meet TriSaraTops rocked the house. We run about the same pace, so we'll be good running buddies...maybe I can convince her to start coming to the Tuesday night runs??