On August 15th, Steve, Sonia and I participated in the "Tri For Fun"
Series in Pleasanton. It included a 0.25 mile swim, 11 mile bike ride
and a 3.1 mile run. I have been wanting to do a Tri for many years, but
the idea of biking terrified me. As you may know, I have been
practicing and working on getting my confidence up, which helped a lot
in the race.
The
toughest part of the race was actually transitioning from the biking to
running. The run wasn't on a paved road, it was a trail run with
hills. After 11 miles on the bike, my legs felt like bricks. It was
also our first time doing open water swimming. I loved it, even though I
ran into a dozen women and the buoy - I enjoyed being in the water and
swimming towards the shore. I am not sure how I would feel about ocean
swimming, but lake swimming was great. Steve and Sonia both agreed that
Swimming was their most challenging part of the race.
The
race itself was nicely organized. There was about 200 people on the
course. Plenty of waves & room. Good amount of water stations on
the run. Plenty of volunteers to give directions. Overall, was really
happy with the event. It was hot - so that added a bit of struggle
during the bike and run portion too.
My
time was 1 hour and 36 minutes. I think we will do this again next
year, and I hope to beat my time. All three of us are interested in
doing another, so are on the hunt for possibly doing one more before
next Summer.
Here are a few pictures I took from the event:
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