Well after a two week let-down from St. Anthony's performance, I rallied and came up with a victory. I had a great race at the Sharks tri-club Olympic distance race in Sarasota this weekend. I swam really well, which was amazing because I was just trying to keep under control and not POP! I had a huge lead from the start but let a few catch up to me, for what reason? I don't know. But it still went well. I got out on the bike, and after a slight mishap with my shoe (it came unclipped), I was rolling. There were a few turn around points where you could assess how far away people were. I saw that I had a few guys coming up on me, and decided to just floor it! And boy did I! I found a whole other gear that I haven't had in a while and it was rockin'!!
Coming off the bike I knew I was in front by a ton, so I set it in cruise mode and was having a great time. I was high five-ing little kids that were cheering on the side of the road and they were having a blast! That's what it all about right there! Those kids will be the future of the sport and they need to see us out there having fun so that they will want to have as much fun as us, RIGHT! Right!
The only scary part of the race was the last part of the run. It was on the beach along the Gulf. There were a lot of people out walking and enjoying the morning sun. I had to weave my way through them when all of a sudden it happened! An older (and I'm assuming foreign) couple in matching thong bikinis! AHHHHH!! Don't get me wrong here. I'm usually one for moderate amounts of exposure, I mean after all, I'm a triathlete where I basically run around in my underwear all day, but please! Refrain yourself once you reach a certain point. Yikes!!!
In all seriousness, it was a great race and put on very well. Thanks to all who participated and volunteered we couldn't do it without any of these critical cogs in the machine.
www.sharkstriclub.org/ check it out
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