I did it!!!!

May 2nd, I participated in the 2009 Fort Leavenworth Sprint Triathlon. This was my second year participating in this event was it was just as hard. It is called a sprint Triathlon because each event is a short sprint. The swim is 400 meters, the bike is 13 miles and the run is 3.1 miles. The hardest part for me has always been the bike. I thought with my new bike, it would be a lot easier then last year. Wrong!! This fort has so many rolling hills. I never thought Kansas could have that many hills in small small area. Once I got over a hill... another hill just happened to appear. The worst part about the course is getting off your bike and starting into the run. As soon as I got off the bike, my feet were tingling and my legs were already sore. Yet, you still have to run the 3.1 miles.

Millie and I before the race. (Look how fresh we look).
Milli , Amy (Mili's friend) and I after the race.

I too want to think my dear friend Milli for encouraging me to run this race. I all honestly I wasn't very excited about getting up at 6:00, paying $40.00, and using all my energy so early in the morning. BUT man am I proud of myself for doing it. Milli and I were both procrastinators and signed up the day of the event. We therefore we # 260 and #261. That made us the very last participants to enter the water. I thought it would be hard starting last, but I loved it. Milli and I both got to pass people throughout the entire race. I even came in 4th place for my age group and Mili was only 50 seconds behind me. I was really proud of both of us. Thanks again for talking me into running.