pt. I
Sand Hollow Triathlon
May 18, 2019: Sand Hollow Triathlon | Hurricane, UT • 🐠🚲👟
After a few days of not so great weather, in and out of local shops to find a bike to race with, I finally found one my size last night. Highly recommend Over the Edge Sports (Hurricane), Red Rock Bicycle Co, and IBB Cyclery & Multisport. I ended up renting from IBB as they had many friends racing the next day and were super helpful.. and had a bike available so last minute!
I was so ready to compete again - however, in the past, I’ve had my main pals to lean on and race with.. Autumn and Matt.. at least one or the other for the first few races of each season. I’m not sure what I was thinking but I figured I could handle reservoir water, pre-June, in Utah, without a wetsuit.. mmm big mistake. Literally the second I jumped in I lost my breath.. blacked out for a bit and somehow came out of the water alive. I was so cold and tight during the bike portion.. all cramped up and couldn’t stop shivering. By the time we hit the run, I still had my jacket and extra layers on and nothing seemed to help. Pretty miserable to say the least, I could hardly sweat but my feet were numb and the scenery seemd to help.
Ended up finishing 1st in my age group, 5th overall, and was never to try anything like that in the near future again haha.. so dumb of me. On to the next adventure, I was soooo stoked for AZ.
Tri total -- climb: 856 ft • distance: 16.33 mi
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pt. II
Page Rim Trail
May 18, 2019: Page Rim Trail | Page, AZ • 🚲
I was toast after the race and a few hours in the car but Page Rim was amazing.. my photos never quite do justice. Found a quick shower on some campgrounds.. the hot water went out after 2 min but it was enough to wash off my race numbers and my sunburn kept my temp pretty heated.
Was time for food - finally found a place called The Chicken, just like the bar on the trail back home. Felt like Iowa and I was starving. Down the street we checked out a bowling alley for the first time in months.. it was a blast. Bowling has randomly become my family’s favorite pastime - with or without the grandkids. I spent most of the night passed out on the windshield of the van under the stars. Perfect night and completely spent.
climb: 531 ft • distance: 10.66 mi
DAY 12 RECAP: climb: 856 + 531 = 1387 ft • distance: 10.66 + 16.6 = 27.2 mi