Lisa's Triathlon Thoughts

So Pete's being very generous. The only reason we finished together is the fact that he stood in the transition area until I got out of the water and then stuck behind me on the bike and kept me company on the run. I definitely had trouble in the water - I'm not a fan of open water and I was unprepared for how panicked I'd be in there. I couldn't get my stroke down because I couldn't put my face in the water without increasing the panic because the water was just dark and I couldn't see. I HAVE to be able to see when I'm swimming! Anyway, swimming while panicking really takes a lot out of you! I thought I was quick on the bike, but since my bike computer broke I didn't have the data at the time and Pete told me after we were going much slower than our plan. Then I had a hard time jogging and had to walk a big chunk of the run - I think I was so dehydrated and tired that I just couldn't keep my heart rate under the "holy crap are you having a heart attack right now?" rate. Anyway, I did enjoy it a lot once I got out of the scary, scary water, so I'm definitely up for another. This time we'll have a lot more time to train too, so times should be way better! Anyway, we finished, and that's what matters. I also am just so glad Pete stuck with me. I feel bad that he doesn't know how fast he could have done it if he didn't wait, but selfishly I was SO glad he was with me keeping me going at the end. But hey, as I keep reminding myself...WE DID IT!!!!!!!