Monday, July 11, 2005
triathlon
well i did the triathlon. i nearly drowned and had a
freak-out-panic-attack in the water. it was terrifying. but i completed
the half mile swim in 27 minutes. ha!
oh well i can do it in the pool much faster but there aren't people
swimming over me and i can see the other side, and i don't freak out, etc.
at any rate, i wasn't the very last person! i ranked 169/171 in my age
group and 3305/3450 overall. and i am damn proud of those incredibly low
ranks. damn proud.
it took me 2.5 hours! hahaha
i'm gonna train harder for the next one, and i'm going to be at least
160/171.
it was really fun though, despite the fact that i was about 80 percent
sure i was going to die during the swim. especially when someone swam over
me. but i did not accept the swim noodle. because i'm rad.
the only place i ever passed anyone was riding uphill on the bike. and i
passed a lot of people doing that. thanks, bloomington!
the fastest person completed the race in 59 minutes, 59 seconds. whoa!
but the important thing is that i can no longer refer to myself as "not
athletic" to get out of exercising/taking care of my body/etc. because i
AM athletic. it just takes me a little bit longer. and i have a steel
spine. hehe
if i can do it, you can do it too. so you should.
i think mike and i are getting that apartment i discussed. it's great.
i'll know for sure in the next couple of days. tata!
