I just sat down at my computer to check how my times matched up against the results from my first sprint triathlon and I’m so happy to say I did better in each of the three events. Swimming, which was my weakest event in the first race, was improved a lot! This was because IContinue reading “Coming Up For Air – My Second Sprint Triathlon”
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Tri, Tri Again
I finished another sprint triathlon although I ALMOST vowed to never do it again a couple of months ago. I had an embarrassing swim and the rest was very mediocre. But this one was much different! Short distances on the swimming and biking were good for me. My brother-in-law and I ended very happy withContinue reading “Tri, Tri Again”
The Only Suit I Own is a Wetsuit – Sprint Triathlon Update
I have officially completed one sprint triathlon. I wrote about it here. I thought about using words like successfully, happily, speedily… but went with “officially” because of the way I started the race, I hardly want to remember it at all. That is, except to always remember how embarrassing my swim portion went. It wasContinue reading “The Only Suit I Own is a Wetsuit – Sprint Triathlon Update”
Another sprint triathlon, am I crazy?
After a disastrous swim during my first ever sprint triathlon, I thought I’d never embarrass myself that way again. Y’all, my swimming was so bad I can’t even accurately describe it with words. Here’s how I thought I’d do and how I really did… There were bystanders (friends, family of athletes) watching from the lakeshoreContinue reading “Another sprint triathlon, am I crazy?”
Swimming underwater
Sometimes I have dreams where I can swim underwater without coming up for air. In fact, usually when I have to answer that “What would your superpower be?” I answer with this feat. I guess I should make clear that I’m a human and as a human, I can’t swim under water for too longContinue reading “Swimming underwater”
Out of the Wilderness 