Front Porch Sitting

Everything I need is on my front porch; I mean seriously, that sounds like a country song!  I’m a country girl and I love being outside.  But after several different jobs I’ve settled into an office job.  An INSIDE office job, doesn’t that sound so grown up? 

But at heart I feel like a child and I long to be outdoors more often.  In fact, right now I’m sitting on my front porch in 90 degree heat writing this post.  I went to college, worked hard at my job, got advanced degrees and moved up the ladder to a job I love only to discover my favorite place in the world is my front porch

TriAggieland Race Report

This is one of my favorite races.  I love College Station and the Natatorium is amazing.  I completed this race in 2013 so I was excited to compare results.

Swim (400M):  10:31

The swim is in a 50 meter pool, which is great for pool swims because you never face oncoming traffic.  Although, I put down an ambitious swim time I was still #255.  Because I started so far back I didn’t warm-up.  Then while standing around talking to my husband before I started we decided I should just go ahead and start.  Big Mistake!  I had a horrible swim.  I wasn’t ready mentally and I wasn’t warmed up.  I was just starting to feel good toward the end of the swim.

Bike (12 miles) 35:55

I knew the bike course was flat and I was hoping it wasn’t windy.  There were a lot of turns and it was a little congested at times.  On the back side of the course there was a long straightway where we had a slight tail wind.  I felt like I was flying on my Zipp 404s!  I crushed my bike!  My average was 19.4 mph!

 

Run (5K) 24:07

The run was 2 loops.  I felt good and kept a high cadence.  It was hot but I was able to push though.  There were also kids that had super soakers filled with ice cold water.  I usually hate getting sprayed with water but the ice cold water felt pretty good!

Overall 1:12:30, 4^th/43 in AG

I placed 4^th in my age group.  I was aiming for a podium finish (top 3) but I did great.  It was the swim that killed me.  Oh well, lesson learned, I need to warm up!

I really enjoy this race.  It’s great for beginners and the staff/volunteers are very nice.  I high recommend you add this race to your 2016 calendar.  They also post FREE race pictures! J