Notes
I would love to blame this result on the heat, and although I'm sure it played it's part it was really more my lack of training. I just haven't been doing enough longer distance stuff, which in the end that's what's going on at the end of a triathlon. It's 2 hours 50 minutes of exercise, so by the end, these last 6 miles felt like the end of my marathon but in the heat. Honestly, this wasn't my greatest effort even with the lack of training and conditions. My legs were cramping up a bit and I had all these voices in the back of my mind from everyone telling me to be careful in this heat and take it easy and blah blah blah excuses. I think I could have gone a little faster, but I was definitely hurting. When that first mile marker came up I really could not believe how long it took. I was actually a bit worried that I might resort to a walk, which by the way a bunch of people were doing. Strangely enough, even though I was the most disappointed with the run, it turned out to be the highest rank which was 285. Where I really did the worst was in transitions where I was ranked 470 and 602 for 1 and 2 respectively. I think I could easily take a minute off right there. Still, even with all these disappointments, I had a great time and can't wait to do it again in two weeks! Also, my dad was there which was awesome!