Alrighty, I know it took me a week but better late then never. Originally I had a few goals for Parris Island, however those goals changed dramatically when I fractured/broke my tailbone the weekend before. Now my only hopes were to finish while not making too much of a fool out of myself. The pool temp was surprisingly pleasant compared to the normal blistering temperatures I have endured there in the past. I passed a few on the swim and had a few pass me on the last 2 laps which I enjoyed drafting off of. I climbed out of the pool (9:16) to see I was a little behind last year, but you have to spend time in the pool to actually improve. Not only that, I have to say that swimming hurts w/a broken tailbone. I hobbled/jogged to transition happy to get to the bike since it was the one thing that didn’t hurt my rear as much as everything else. The wind gods were in my favor and I finished in 34:50 which was a little improvement from last year. I think I scared onlookers at the transition area. I get a little stiff when on the bike and as I tried to start my run I let out a squeal in pain. Maybe it wasn’t a squeal, but I know I didn’t expect it and kind of scared myself. I managed to run down a few people that had passed me on the bike, Brad and some teenage guy, and needless to say that always gives me motivation to push on. I finished with a 22:15 run, total time of 1:08:15, and a lot of pain. I went and did this race b/c even though I was hurt, I love this race. Jeremey and the Setup crew put on great triathlons. I got to see Henry Forrest with Try-A-Tri.com which made my day. Henry is an inspiration to all, and one of the first Ironmen. This company and family will always have my support. Doing triathlons is only half the fun, the other half and most important are the people and bonds you create while doing them. If you’d like to see the awful truth pictures you can go to http://www.birdseyeview.net/cgi-local/ImageFolio42/imageFolio.cgi?search=123&cat=Triathlons/20080315_PAR&bool=and
Thanks to my hubby for not making me stay at home, the doctor for good drugs, and all my sponsors and friends. You are the people who help make this happen! Whether you like it or not:)
