Field Trip Thursday and a Race

Our field trip Thursday was quite "meaty". We went and saw "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". I know what you are thinking, "Didn't that movie come out in September?" Yes it did. We finally had an open Thursday. It was great because we were the only ones in the whole theatre. The kids liked the movie and I liked spending time with them.




I had another triathlon today. It was a bit different then all the other because I did an Olympic size one and not a sprint. My sister felt that our sprint tris were getting to easy for us. I thought it was a great idea until the night before the race when I wanted to do the "easy" race. Lily and I drove up to my sister's house on Friday afternoon. The boys enjoyed their "boys" night with Daddy.

All smiles before the race!

I started my race this morning in Lake Perris. It wasn't to cold so that was nice. What it was though was foggy. I couldn't see the path markers in front of me and kept swimming off course. Some where at the beginning at the race I wanted to quit. I was so ready to swim over to the life guard boat and say "pull me up. I am done". I didn't. I stuck with it. I started to view the water as my adversity and I didn't want to let it in. I ended up swimming most of the race with backstroke because I could breathe easier. I finally made it in.The bike was easy for me this time. I have been spending most of my time training for the bike part of the race. I didn't have issues on the hills and i fought my fear of going fast on the downhill rides. I almost got hit by a car who wasn't following what the police officers were saying. I also lost my water bottle when I hit a big bump. I was annoyed about that.

The run was great. I have trained for the 10K since school started so I really didn't have a problem with it. YEA!

When I finished the race my whole lower half was in so much pain. It hurt to stand, keep walking and sit. My muscles honestly felt like they were burning. It was a wretched feeling. They will be sore for the next few days I am sure. I had wanted to do the race in 3 hours and I got 3 hours, 3 minutes and a few seconds. Yea me!

I am glad I challenged myself to do the bigger race. It was a great accomplishment. One that I am not sure I want to repeat any time soon. As always I was the last one of my friends to finish the race, but being last has its advantages. They were all waiting for me at the finish cheering me on. I went to pack up my gear and get ready to go. I wasn't staying for the awards ceremony because there was no point. My swim was mediocre, my bike was ok and my run was average. You could have pushed me over with a feather when they announced my name for 3rd place in my age group. I got a trophy. Pretty cool!