Sprint Triathlon

My first sprint triathlon... check.

I'm going to be brief about this because I could really go on and on. I trained for 5 months for this and when it was finally here, I looked at the ocean and thought I was going to pee my pants! We had to swim out to the yellow triangle buoy... not the orange one that's close... the yellow far away one. And the waves looked out of control. I wish a big wave had rolled in when I took this picture so you all can feel my pain, but oh well. ANYHOW...


My friend Rich did the triathlon with me and he was nice enough to rent a van so my mom and both my roommates could come and watch. And we all got to spend some time in Encinitas, CA. Very pretty.


This is Rich and I scoping out the ocean the day before the race. We are about to do a practice swim. Don't those wetsuits look nice??

The day of the race, I woke up earlier than I have in years and got all ready. It was really fun being at the event before it started because everyone is so excited and nervous and it was cool to be a part of that. And I got there just in time to set up my equipment and get down to the ocean to swim. Mom and my roommates made their way down to the ocean to take pictures. Here I am in the ocean... one of the pink caps is me.

I was so happy to be out of the ocean! I was really nervous during the swim because you just never know when a big wave is going to come and pummel you. (Maybe I should take lessons from the guy in the background who is lapping me. He's already got his wet suit down, and cap and goggles off, and the look of concentration... while I'm busy smiling at the camera.)


Next was the bike section and I'm sorry but I don't have any pictures of that for you. All you should know is that I avoided slipping on the slick, wet road, but I did loose my water bottle. Sad! And whoops!

Then it was time for the run. This is always the hardest for me because I HATE running! And because it's the last event and my body gets tired. But I finished in a respectable time.


And got a medal just for finishing.



So, all in all, it was an amazing experience. Lots of fun and a good excuse to see San Diego County. There are two more coming up in September and October here in Las Vegas. So if any of you want to join me, let me know!

Whew!

Hi there! I am finished with school! I passed all my tests and finished with flying colors (despite my fears since one professor told us NOT to study for her final and so I didn't study like I usually do and was freaking out because it was the HARDEST final ever!! Not nice of her!). I walked last Saturday and was reminded how boring graduations are. But I was glad I did it because it feels like I got some Graduate school closure.

I love being done with school and not working yet. It's the best feeling in the world! It feels like I have a summer break again. That's one thing I first started missing when I started my undergraduate schooling. I felt like my summers were stolen from me. If I wasn't taking summer classes, I was working. Full time. Which was a crappy situation, because I had to stop my tradition of watching Wonder Years re-runs. And that's just sad. But I feel like the public school system has set us up for disappointment in the "real world". We never get 3 months off... once we get jobs, our lives are over!! But for now I'm enjoying my time off, and my pseudo summer break. I've been passing my time by painting my apartment and cleaning, cleaning, cleaning! I've been looking at this one junk cupboard for about 3 years now, always saying to myself, I have to do something about that. And today I DID!! And I took before and after pictures to show you.


Wow! I am still so amazed at how great it looks! And what was all that crap crammed in there before?? Sheesh!!

So, I have my long awaited sprint triathlon this Sunday. All I ask it that you all pray that I don't drown. :) But we get tee shirts, AND they said there will be a celebrity appearance! Who could it be?!? And I get to go to San Diego for the first time EVER and I asked some close friends to come with me for support, so it should be a fun time!