I'd like to express a special thanks to MMCC for helping me get stronger
and to Tony for loaning some FAST wheels....although I could have been faster on the bike, I did FEEL really fast...Thanks
so much!!
Well, I finished the
Santa Barbara triathlon long course and had a GREAT time! I
can't imagine a better way I could have spent my
40th birthday. I got to play
the star athlete where my friends played the die hard fans. Troy was my coach starting the day before where he attended
a clinic for first timers with me. He actually got up at 4:30 am to see me to the transition
area and take lots of pictures. He documented how I got my age written all over my body in permanant marker
- what a perfect way to snap myself into a new decade with enthusiasm:) He continued to cheer with Jack, Lisa,
Mike, and Kelly at the start, finish, and all transition points in between. Friends and family called and texted
their well wishes all day. It really was an unbelieivable day. It just felt incredible to actually participate
in my first triathlon. I'd been training and thinking about it for so long that it had become larger than
life. I could leave it at that if it weren't for the damn results page which shows I should probably stick
to running. Out of 809 people who finished (men and women all ages) here's how I stacked up..
Over all place - 497
Swimming place - 700 (very bad but really I was happy I wasn't the very last one)
Biking place - 564 (I thought I'd trained enough to do better but I felt GREAT and had a lot of fun)
Running place
- 250 (couldn't be happier - it was A BLAST - the best feeling I could have hoped for - strong at the finish of my day. Bonus
- I got to pass a lot of younger chicks which was a 40th bday must
Out of my age group (women 40 - 44) I finished 18 out of 38. Finishing was my first goal - Top half
was my secret goal.
| 497 | Kimberly Reidy, 40 | 1729 | San Diego, CA | 04:04:46 | Wom_40-44 | 18/38 | 00:36:41 | 04:11 | 01:58:34 | 05:20 | 01:20:02 |
Check out the pictures at:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=fypamrz.8ieihrub&x=0&y=adczki&localeid=en_US 
