Swim

The morning of the triathlon began when my alarm went off at 4:45am! I hit the snooze button once and then got out of bed to get ready. I had a huge bowl of Cheerios and a big glass of water while I packed my bags. I put on my swim suit, loaded my sleepy boys into the car, and drove up north to the event site. We arrived before anyone else and the event staff had just gotten to the park to unlock the gates. I parked right next to the pool and got out to explore. I walked to the bathroom and then waited for everyone else in the parking lot before unloading my bike. The girls started trickling in and we brought our bikes and gear to the transition area. After that we registered with USAT and headed to body marking!

We had plenty of time before our 8:30am swim wave so we socialized with the people around us and then headed over to the pool to watch the first leg get started. I was expecting to be super nervous and anxious but my tummy felt great and I was just excited to get started! After the first few swimmers started we went to the bathroom one last time and then found our place in line. Since the swim portion was in a pool they started one swimmer every 30 seconds. You did two laps in the lane before dodging under the lane lines and continuing. It was a 250m swim (ten laps) so we zig zagged our way across the pool until the last lap when we ran out to transition. Even though we would receive official times, the event staff was not timing each event separately. Thankfully my sister Alex was ready on the side lines and I finished the swim in 5 minutes even! I was worried having to switch lanes would slow me down but I managed to beat my best practice time by a good 18 seconds!

I may not be very fast, but I am still happy with how my swim went!!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s recap of Transition One and the Bike Course!