I knew I needed to get a lake (open water) swim in before my IMFL703, so I chose the John Tanner Sprint in Carrollton, Georgia about 2 hours west of our house. I woke up about 3am and ate my normal breakfast I double checked my list of things I needed for the race (I packed the night before) and then I hit the road. I arrived at the park right at 6am, checked in and did the body marking. I walked around, went to the bathroom about 6 times and looked at the 'big' lake. My nerves were already going wild. To help my nerves all the volunteers were telling everyone that lake temp was 68 degrees and you could use your wetsuit. Well...no wet suit for me, just my trisuit. The water was freezing!! I tried to get my legs in the water and my face wet, but nothing prepared me for when the gun went off and the mass craziness began when 200 people jumped in, waves going wild, people hitting, splashing, I'm not really sure how you were suppose to "swim". Anyway, my lungs were in shock when I hit the water. I couldn't breathe, I swallowed lake water, it was almost like I forgot how to swim. Someone hit my back, my arm, and then grabbed my ankle. I'm sure it was the temperature and the anxiety, but I was pretty much freaking out. Needless to say, the swim for me that morning was terrible! I finally made it all 600 yards, got out of the lake and went straight for the bike. It was hard for me not to think...I have a 1.2 mile lake swim in 2 weeks...how in the world am I going to survive it!?!? The bike portion was much better, I felt good with my mph average considering the hills. Then off to the 5k run portion. This was definitely one of my quickest times in a 5k. So minus the swim, I felt great about this triathlon. I feel I have improved tremendously but still more work to be done.
My official time was 1:35:52
22:02 - Swim (600m)
2:03 - Transition 1
45:36 - Bike (13.8 miles)
1:19 - Transition 2
24:52 - Run (5k)
IMFL70.3....less than 10 days away!
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