Family triathlon weekend

This weekend, multirace hosted 2 events at CB Smith park. Saturday was the reverse triathlon, actually designed for kids but also catered for novice adults. Sunday was the main event (sprint triathlon) & your performance determined your points in the series.

Saturday agenda: reverse tri

Why would someone like me, a top 10 percentile runner & decent average cyclist, be in an event for kids & novice adults? I answer that with a question, have you seen me swim? This was my rare opportunity to do an entire triathlon, granted another super sprint, all by myself; no teammates. Amazingly, a professional triathlete competed, and naturally, won this event, then caught up with his daughter & helped push her to a victory. Guess what? I was a distant second from him! Well, actually, I wasn't that far from him on the run. It was after that that the gap widened. By the time I headed toward the pool, he was heading for the finish line! Anyway, I managed to survive the 'swim' by a combination of a little swimming & a lot of wading through the water & finished first in my category, second overall.

Sunday agenda- sprint triathlon

I am still affected by the actions of the former cyclist. Teammates I had used before had other plans, so in order not to forfeit, I was stuck with the indubitable task of double duty. Yall know I am aquatically challenged so, therefore you are aware I am a land lover. A team of two was beaten by a team of three, 2 of which were men. Their swimmer was faster the our female swimmer. Their male cyclist concentrated on just that & got me by about 2 minutes, while I also had to contend with the run. My run time was faster than their fresh runner but wasn't enough to eliminate the deficit I faced. Nevertheless, we still found a way to place & added to our enormous lead in the series. Even though the series may be in the bag, my competitive nature does not permit me to be content with an average or worse performance; I will always try to win & hope my teammates feel the same way. I managed to do well on the bike but the fatigue factor decreased my ability to run. Fortunately, it was still the best of all the co-ed relays & I'll have to take satisfaction in that.

Honorable mention

Jonathan Mederos, teammate of duathlon relay champions, Du Tri Harder and replacement runner of defending co-ed relay champions, Triple Teem, won the race (the fall fling 5k) I was forced to miss due to this commitment. He also set his personal best of 16:44. I consider myself blessed to have him run on any team I am associated with. Congratulations!