I just finished my second sprint triathlon. This one HURT. It was a great (hilly, and the run was on dirt for much of the time) course. I loved that it was an all women triathlon. It ended up being sold out!!! The girls who put it on did such a great job. This was the first year they put it on, and I'm sure it will become a very popular tri.
Because we have been training for LOTOJA, I haven't been running much at all. Maybe once a week for 20 minutes. The run kicked my butt, and I am embarrassingly sore today because of it. I was proud of my swim though. I've been swimming once a week and I was able to take over 2 minutes off my previous triathlon time. My time wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. I am officially a mediocre swimmer which is leaps and bounds of what I was before!
It was fun but painful. I felt like I was pushing so hard but didn't have that feeling of "this hurts so good". It was more of a feeling of "this hurts so BAD". Unfortunately I started a new fertility med (which is normally used for breast cancer) last week that has absolutely kicked my butt. I have battled with horrible headaches, nausea, vertigo, and I have been beyond tired. Basically all the pregnancy symptomsX1o without being pregnant. I took the final dose for the cycle Wednesday night and was hoping it would be out of my system, but it wasn't. I still feel pretty awful today. I was grateful to only have a slight headache on the morning of the tri though. The rest of the symptoms usually hit hardest in the afternoon.
Even though I wished I felt better, I am still glad I did it. Doing this made me realize as soon as LOTOJA is over, I need to start running, running, running, in order to do the Pumpkinman Olympic distance in October. I am amazed that I can be pushing so hard and go so slow on the run. It's mind boggling really.
This has gotten me nervous/excited for the Pumpkinman. I definitely prefer longer distances, so hopefully that will be in my favor. However, I was so tired after I finished yesterday I'm nervous about how I will feel after over 2X the distance. We shall see! For now we are focused on LOTOJA!
Stats (record to compare to future tris):
5K Run: 30min 5 seconds. (9:42 minute mile...ha).
10 mile Bike: 34 minutes 54 seconds (average speed 21.49mph) a little disappointed in my bike.
400 meter Swim: 9 minutes 22 seconds
Total time (with transitions): 1:17:16
Category placing: 6th place out of 43 women
Overall placing: 35th place out of 265 women
Bike overall placing: 12th place out of 265 women (including relay teams).
This little guy is such a trooper. Poor little man was woken up at 5:30am to get there in time. He was a doll for the whole thing!
Christine did the tri with me! She rocked it. She registered for the Fat Tire category (those on mountain bikes) and took 2nd place!!! She is a stud! I totally envy her mad running skills!
Here I am downing a caffeine Clif shot, and Caleb hanging with us on his "Gorilla" bike.
Thanks for making me smile little man!
Please excuse the music. It's the only music I had on our computer.
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Those are some AWESOME stats!
BriAnn, you are freaking amazing.
My summer 24 S.E.T. teacher writes a column for the newspaper about running. Maybe you wanna read a couple of her articles. They're usually really good! http://www.deseretnews.com/site/staff/10059/Kim-Cowart.html
I've said it before and I'll say it again: you are my hero :)
My dearest little princess,
Your daddy is so proud of you for your never ending desire to improve. I admire your focus and dogged tenacity to accomplish the goals you set no matter what the personal sacrifice. I love the exhausted look on our little man's face as he supported his studly momma. I love you baby and want you to know I'm your biggest fan. Go Princess Bri. Your Pap
Bri-you are so amazing! I can't even imagine doing a tri feeling the symptoms of early pregnancy. I know I definitely could not do it. You are awesome! And your stats are incredible! You did so well! Your swim was so fast. I wish I could be a better swimmer, but at least I did better than last time. It was so fun doing it with you. It was really a challenge, but it was a confidence booster for me (and hopefully for you too) to know that we can accomplish something like that. It was definitely not an easy thing, but we did it!
BRI YOU ROCK!!!! (Loved Dan's "Go Bri" in the background.) You're so lucky to have two men in your life that love and support you in ALL things. Count your blessings!!! Love you Bri. You make me proud!
you are AWESOME! congrats on another stellar accomplishment! I'm so sorry to hear that you weren't feeling so much yourself because of those meds...you're amazing to be doing everything you can to add another sweet babe into your family...prayers for you.
Woah! You are uh-MAZIN!
Like I said on FB, you are so dang inspirational! I CANNOT believe you were able to do this on those meds! I love Caleb's adoration for his mama and Dan's super supportive cheering! SO wish I lived near you!
I'm not sure how I missed this post, but that medicine sounds pretty intense. Especially the vertigo part. That cannot be good for physical activity where balance is needed. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Blah. Love you Bri.
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