Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Anthem Sprint Triathlon


After much training and stress, I completed my first sprint triathlon! I trained most of the summer to get ready... and was feeling pretty good that I might meet my time goal for finishing. But things don't always go as you plan. The race started at around 5, and it was pretty hot... so I ran slower than I wanted to, but that was ok, I still had the biking and the swimming left to catch up. The biking was going really well... until I hit the 11th mile... and my tire went flat. So the last two miles I walked/jogged with my bike. I was pretty tired after that, but I finished the swim. My time was much slower than I wanted, but I finished... and that's what's important. So I plan on redeeming my self in another couple of months when I try again. Hopefully the second go round will end better... then maybe I can quit this crazy sport. I'll keep you all posted.


6 comments:

Alyssa said...

WOW Sara! Congratulations! I think my time goal would've just been to finish! (especially in AZ in Sept) Way to go, I think that's AWESOME!

Karen aka Zookeeper said...

Sara, you ROCK.

Amber said...

Congratulations! That is amazing. Sorry about the tire going flat, after all your training that is a total bummer-can't wait to hear about the next one.

The Hall Family said...

I am really impressed. You are awesome. I well be there for the next one cheering you on!!

Stephanie said...

Seriously that is so exciting. Just that fact that you training for a triathlon is cool. Good luck with the next one!

Erin Nicole said...

Awesome job! I am sooo inspired! You should hook up with Summer.. she is training for another Anthem tri. in Dec. and if you are interested in the IRON Girl, it's in Dec. as well and it's just a ten k.

Hope you are doing well! We are not in Copa anymore, we are in Gilbert.. but I am still dying to see you and your kids!