I did no elite time, of course. In fact, my bike time was what kept me from making a really good time, which I'm still just a *little* upset about. The breakdown was 12:07 swim, 1:00:31 bike, and 28:25 run. My first transition time was 6:42 and second was 3:05. All for a total of 1:50:50.
But now I know what I need to work on. I loved it. Every minute of it, it was so exhilerating! I'm finding myself ready to take on another. Already looking to do an olympic triathlon next year, and I may possibly be doing another sprint here in a few weeks.
This week I'm mostly resting, with maybe some swimming since it will be less stressful on my body than running or biking. I have been pushing it pretty hard, because I've been doing much longer runs within my triathlon training as I am hoping to do a half or full marathon in October (most likely just the half). The last few days just before the triathlon I did begin to experience a very slight pain in my foot. I monitored if VERY closely, in fact I was texting my friends telling them that I might have to back out of the race. I learned a lesson last year, a very hard one. However on race day my foot felt better, although still a slight ache. I went ahead with the race, knowing I would give myself a rest when it was done.
And I'm following through on that. I honestly do not believe it is more than a pulled muscle or something very minor like that, but I am too scared to injure it further by pushing it. Which is why I will most likely be only doing a half marathon, as the training will be much less intense. I am certainly ready for a new challenge, but not to push myself beyond my limits. I love being active too much to do that to myself and I want to take care of my body.
So today, I am just enjoying the satisfaction of finishing the race. Working toward a goal and achieving it. Not perfectly, but to the best of my ability and that's all I can really ask for. I will enjoy my rest this week.
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