This was my first race of the season and I had no idea which Theresa would show up. I’ve not run consistently for a while now. I was curious to find out how the swimming and cycling would translate into running. Although my time doesn't seem like it, I think there was much improvement in my performance. My best time last season was close to 2 hours and 55 minutes [please stop laughing]. That was after running 2-3 months consistently. Also, there was a 3 month period where I ran 5 half marathons.
Given the hilly course at Lake Lanier and my lack of running, I think a sub 3 hour performance was good. I'm looking forward to track workouts with my running group. That combined with continuing to swim and cycle should result in a good season for me.
Back to Zooma. In my opinion, the course was extremely hilly. It didn't help that I'd cycled 19 miles around Lake Lanier in preparation for the Irongirl triathlon the day before. On the other hand, I'm giving myself a pat on the back for conditioning [good job Theresa]. I didn’t care for the Zooma course loop either. This was probably my first and possibly last race that involves a loop. I didn't like knowing I'd be tortured again from miles 6 - 12. I was not looking forward to it but figured it would be a good way to practice mental training. Let's work on those mantras! I am a runner, I am a triathlete, I can do this, I've got this, don't worry about those yanks laces hurting your feet, keep moving forward... you get the picture!
It was nice to see friends from the USAFit Gwinnett group. Everyone is quite friendly and always so encouraging. Toward the end, as I walked more hills, I had a brief chat with Dimity McDowell http://anothermotherrunner.com/. She has to be 6’2 and we discussed how being tall with long legs is deceiving. Everyone expects you to be fast and it’s not always true.
Remember to keep moving forward
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