Running the Rainbow

Triathlon and camping season is usually over in August but this summer has been exceptionally hot so triathlon season was still going strong.  I was supposed to go on a trip to Fruita with the family but that got cancelled.  So, I was able to find 2 more triathlons to do.  Camilla came with me to Longmont on the morning of 9/19 for Oktoberfest triathlon.  We woke up at 5:30am to get there.  She helped me get my wetsuit on and watched Lola for an hour and 20 minutes while I did the triathlon. It was perfect weather and I felt very comfortable.  I am really starting to like triathlons a lot. I was really impressed with my time because I finished 3 minutes faster than the previous time I did this course only 1 month before.  I was also better on the bike than the swim, which means I am working on my weakness.  Camilla and I had special time together and I took her out to breakfast. The next triathlon I registered for was 1 week later and Carly came ...

 Tri for the Cure was my first triathlon.  I did it when Carly was only 9 months old (2010) so it holds a special place in my heart.  I also ran it in 2015 and 2019.  It is a triathlon that raises money for breast cancer survivors.  This year, it got bought out by SheSprints and has a new name. I have been consistently swimming in open water at least once a week all summer.  I am finally to the point where I can just jump in and go.  I have no anxiety anymore.  I do still hate getting kicked and hit by other swimmers, though.  That is why I initially thought that I would love to be in the elite wave of only 7 swimmers.  They weren’t getting kicked or hit.  My wave had about 25 people in it.  The swim course was not set up very well this year.  There were 3 buoys out in the water but there was no marker on the shore to show where we were supposed to finish.  I swam real good but got a little anxious when I was swimmi...