I adjusted
my goals and expectations for this triathlon due to the fact that I am severely
sleep deprived and it has been affecting my training immensely. Myles has continued to get up several times a
night every night for the past month now.
So not only am I short on sleep, but it is broken, poor-quality sleep as
well. The fun thing about this race was
that I got to do it with one of my best friends, Katherine, and another friend,
Maria, did the sprint (we did the Olympic distance).
It was a
hot day and above 70 degrees when we started with humidity thick in the
air. It was a fast swim start, and I was
able to draft for a bit early on.
Unfortunately, I didn’t stay with them when the lead group pulled away. I cut my time from my Elkhart Lake swim. My watch read 24:33 when I stood up on the
ramp to exit the water, putting me under 25 minutes by time I got out, which is
a good swim time for me. I was also the
3rd female out of the water.
I was
conservative with my watts for the first loop of the 2-loop bike course, hoping
to be able to pick it up for the 2nd half if I could. I had to keep reminding myself that my
expectations needed to be adjusted and that I was doing okay with where I was
at. The first 6 miles was FAST
(averaging at least 23.5mph), so I knew I would run into a head wind on the
second half. I was right. It was a nice, fast course, but wind was
definitely came into play. I looked
forward to the first half of the second loop, maintained my watts, and averaged
around 22mph, which was also good enough to give me the top bike split for
females (something I always want).

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