Triathlon Sprint- 400 yard swim, 10 mile ride, 2 mile run.

Well it has finally come and gone! Yesterday I was excited nervous and not sure what I was doing as I stepped into the lake with a pile of other girls wearing our matching baby blue caps. There where 11 waves starting 3 minutes apart, and I was in the 5th. They used swimming caps to tell which wave you were in, my mom had a hot pink one. Swimming in a lake with so many people was a weird experience for me having been a swimmer and used to my own lane, now I am being smacked from all directions as people try to get across! As you come out of the water you see swim caps being pulled off and being thrown everywhere, I think I actually thru my goggles out too.. hmm oops. You race to your bike now running up a hill and over gravely cement trying to remember where your bike is hanging! Throw on a helmet, shoes, take a bite of some food and off you go onto a 10 mile bike loop, yelling "on your left" as you pass people! ( and hearing it said as people pass you) Hardest part for me was the run, you jump off your bike trotting back to where your stuff was, which took me a minute to find, put your bike back up and then try and start running. A calf cramp took hold of my right leg almost immediately requiring that I stop and stretch it, 2 miles later I am still in pain but coming thru the finish line happy it is over! I am so glad I did it and can't wait to do another and do it better!!