Due to some construction, this weekend we rode a different bike course, one used for other triathlons in the area and one that used to be the course for Iron Girl Columbia.
I prefer the new course. These hills were tough.
The hill that got me was weirdly the one at mile 3. I’m not sure if I just wasn’t warmed up or what, but I was painfully out of breath after that hill. Mile 6 wasn’t much better. But after that, it felt pretty good. The hill at mile 14 is on both courses, and I actually really like that hill. I know, I’m weird.
Now, you experienced hill bikers are probably like “That’s nothing!” And it’s true – it’s a pretty mild course, all things considered. But for someone still learning her gears, this is a challenge. I’m getting better each ride and am looking forward to race day where I get to find out what happens.
Swim waves just came out and we Athenas lucked out this year. We’re in the 7am wave! I’m pumped. That means I will be off the course earlier, so it will be a bit cooler for my run, and it also means that there won’t be tons of bikers in front of me who don’t know what they’re doing. Apparently, at this race every year, there are a bunch of people who show up and have no idea what they’re doing on the bike course. Some haven’t ridden a bike in years and think that the course is going to be easy. It’s not easy. And there are people who refuse to follow the rules of triathlon biking (single file line, pass in 15 seconds, pass on the left, etc.). So the fewer people already on the course, the better off I am.
Less than a month to go!
definitely weird.