Sprint Triathlon Teaser

I’m writing this the night before my first ocean sprint triathlon and there’s already been a twist! Dun dun dunnnnn!!! Because of weather, would you guess that (1) the organizers cancelled the swim portion, or (2) organizers moved the swim to a different, safer area? 

If you guessed (1) cancel the swim, making the race a duathlon (run, bike, run), you would be………. wrong! Phew. Swimming is my weakest leg but I would be bummed if we didn’t get to do it. I’ve been spending time in local pools trying to make my stroke less embarrassing, so tomorrow is my chance to swim with people watching. Instead of the Gulf ocean side of the area, we’re swimming on a lagoon side so in theory the water will be calm and the current won’t be as strong.

So far the bicycle and the run haven’t changed courses and I don’t think they’ll be adjusting those. The rain has stopped. Tomorrow morning, the roads should be mostly dry with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s. The change of venue for the swim adds distance to transition 1 so now the dilemma is this: Running barefoot over concrete for about twice as long as the transition would’ve been if the weather was dry and clear.

Also, I need to be mentally prepared if they decide, in the morning, to cancel the swim altogether but either way, tomorrow will be a race.  

-Out of the Wilderness