My TRI EXPERIENCE
Well, I did it and it is over. Would I do it again you bet in a heart beat.
So, I was excited and I woke up at 0330. It was flippin cold here in Palmdale. Chuck got my bike tires aired up and I loaded her on the back of my car and away we drove to Hemet. We actually left here after 5. I brought my normal race essentials PB and welches grape jam on orowheat oat nut 3 seed bread. This is the only time I can tolerate jam otherwise I dump. Go figure. Met up with Kirsten and Kevin.
Got to the start area registered and set up our bikes. Then we went and had our bodies written on. I was 212. Found Monica and we were almost ready. 15 minutes before the race started we had to go PEE. The line for the outhouses were loooooooong. So off the parking lot we went. We found lots of cars to go between so I had so much clothing on I got 2 paper cups and peed in them. Kirsten and Monica however let it all hang out. When we were done some horn started honking. I am sure it was to let us know we had been caught. I am sure it had nothing to do with my tossing my first cup of Pee. OMG we were laughing hysterically. So we started to run.
You know I hadn't run in a year. I was a bit scared that my hip would start to hurt. It didn't though. Poor Monica had the Martini's the night before was suffering but I became the drill instructor from hell. Yelling at her all the way to the bike transition area. Quickly changed my shoes into bike shoes and ran through the parking lot hopped on my bike and the race was on. I had this person in my line of vision that I thought was Kirsten. She was cruising for a bit. Then just past mile six I I heart "MAMMA LIZ MAMMA LIZ". Now I wanted to pass her. So I pedaled caught her and left her. Remember this is all in fun. As I was turing the corner I was hoopin and hollerin and some woman yelled good job GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell So now I think I look really old. Well, heading back to transition area i had unstrapped my shoes and put the bike on the rack and stripped off all clothing but my swim suit. Ran barefoot like Kirsten thru the parking lot. It was cold. The nice part was people were yelling go way. Then I got to the pool. I am not one to jump in the pool for fear of it being cold. I jumped in and it was warm. it felt sooooooooooooooooooo
good. I had my eyes open and suddenly realized I could not go to the bottom of the pool so I swam up. Started swimming when I realized 2 things one I was not moving and 2 my goggles were gone. Oh, well I rolled onto my back and stated swimming then i was able to move. It wasn't until I was in the second lane that I saw my hubby and Monica. Picture this I was exhausted and swimming on my back I would stroke with one arm and pull myself along with the lane markers. Got to the third lane and hubby started to take pictures on me he and Monica were cheering me on. That was so cool. Then it was out of the pool. Chuck too a pic of me in my speedo all I could say was ewwwwwwwwww gross. Thank god clothes hide a multitude of sins. It was ugly. Oh well it is my body and thats it.
So, you have pretty much heard my story blow by blow. You know a couple of things I learned. never pee for an audience and just go out and have a great time.
So this is my time 1:38:49 age group 50-59 24 out of 28 ( I wasn't last) out of 1200 people I finished 927 overall.
SO that is my story
To Kirsten and Monica it was an honor to do this with you. Yes it was damn cold too.,
Liz :0)
So, I was excited and I woke up at 0330. It was flippin cold here in Palmdale. Chuck got my bike tires aired up and I loaded her on the back of my car and away we drove to Hemet. We actually left here after 5. I brought my normal race essentials PB and welches grape jam on orowheat oat nut 3 seed bread. This is the only time I can tolerate jam otherwise I dump. Go figure. Met up with Kirsten and Kevin.
Got to the start area registered and set up our bikes. Then we went and had our bodies written on. I was 212. Found Monica and we were almost ready. 15 minutes before the race started we had to go PEE. The line for the outhouses were loooooooong. So off the parking lot we went. We found lots of cars to go between so I had so much clothing on I got 2 paper cups and peed in them. Kirsten and Monica however let it all hang out. When we were done some horn started honking. I am sure it was to let us know we had been caught. I am sure it had nothing to do with my tossing my first cup of Pee. OMG we were laughing hysterically. So we started to run.
You know I hadn't run in a year. I was a bit scared that my hip would start to hurt. It didn't though. Poor Monica had the Martini's the night before was suffering but I became the drill instructor from hell. Yelling at her all the way to the bike transition area. Quickly changed my shoes into bike shoes and ran through the parking lot hopped on my bike and the race was on. I had this person in my line of vision that I thought was Kirsten. She was cruising for a bit. Then just past mile six I I heart "MAMMA LIZ MAMMA LIZ". Now I wanted to pass her. So I pedaled caught her and left her. Remember this is all in fun. As I was turing the corner I was hoopin and hollerin and some woman yelled good job GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell So now I think I look really old. Well, heading back to transition area i had unstrapped my shoes and put the bike on the rack and stripped off all clothing but my swim suit. Ran barefoot like Kirsten thru the parking lot. It was cold. The nice part was people were yelling go way. Then I got to the pool. I am not one to jump in the pool for fear of it being cold. I jumped in and it was warm. it felt sooooooooooooooooooo
good. I had my eyes open and suddenly realized I could not go to the bottom of the pool so I swam up. Started swimming when I realized 2 things one I was not moving and 2 my goggles were gone. Oh, well I rolled onto my back and stated swimming then i was able to move. It wasn't until I was in the second lane that I saw my hubby and Monica. Picture this I was exhausted and swimming on my back I would stroke with one arm and pull myself along with the lane markers. Got to the third lane and hubby started to take pictures on me he and Monica were cheering me on. That was so cool. Then it was out of the pool. Chuck too a pic of me in my speedo all I could say was ewwwwwwwwww gross. Thank god clothes hide a multitude of sins. It was ugly. Oh well it is my body and thats it.
So, you have pretty much heard my story blow by blow. You know a couple of things I learned. never pee for an audience and just go out and have a great time.
So this is my time 1:38:49 age group 50-59 24 out of 28 ( I wasn't last) out of 1200 people I finished 927 overall.
SO that is my story
To Kirsten and Monica it was an honor to do this with you. Yes it was damn cold too.,
Liz :0)
Damn, 'grandma' you ran like a pro...didn't seem like you'd been off for a year!
I'll never forget peeing in the parking lot. Friends who pee together, stay together!!!
Send me a message with your email address and I'll send you the pics. Can yuo then send me your pics???
Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I'm still in training and not quite ready yet(its the swimming part). The swimming part still gets on my nerves. Once I am passed that I will be ready in 2009. 
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