Beach2Battleship Pictures
I’m still completely wiped out from my race and my cough has returned with a vengeance. I can’t blame my body for rebelling to what I put it through the other day. Here are all the pictures from my race. Most of them were from my friend Ginger. A few were from my family and a random blog reader! I can’t thank Ginger enough for her support. She had to leave at mile 8 of the run, so that’s kind of where the pictures end. My family didn’t get many shots because my camera didn’t work! Oh well, maybe that’s a good thing, because I got emotional and cried every time I saw them. Action shots: Scenery: Awards Cruise: Here’s a funny anecdote. I talked to the USAT head official on the cruise. I think his name was Bill and he was a nice guy. He asked how my race went. I said I did great and got first place in my age group, despite my first ever penalty. He had his official clipboard and asked for my bib number. I said it was not necessary to look it up, that I knew the exact moment when I got the drafting penalty: it was just a moment of inattention not dropping back quickly enough after being passed. He asked for my bib anyway…he seemed to really want to look it up. So he looked up bib #81. The notes said “female, green shirt, black shorts , white helmet, within 1 bike length for 25 seconds”. I said, yup, that’s me. Can’t miss my green Trakkers colors, lol! I explained how I always pass guys, and they can’t take a chick hit and so they pass me back and then slow down. I was tired of playing leapfrog with this one guy. Just as the motorcycle was coming along, I forgot to drop back while I was considering whether to hammer to drop the guy for good, or what should I do. That’s how I screwed up. The USAT guy said I was the first athlete he ever talked to who did not try to argue myself out of the penalty. I laughed at that. I mean, in every sport, except maybe the televised sports with instant replay, the referees are always right, and there is no arguing. Right? I have the rough draft of my race report done. I always write that over on the BT site, then transfer it here and clean it up. If you are dying for the nitty gritty details, here it is . Check it out : TriVillage … Triathlon Gear and Triathlon Clothing Super Store. …if you found this post inspiring, buy me a coffee! Here is no comments yet by the time your rss reader get this, Do you want to be the first commentor? Hurry up
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Beach2Battleship Pictures
