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| Start of Sunday's Mixed Relay (Photo by: Christie Scott) |
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| Solid pack by lap 3! (Photo by: C. Scott) |
Saturday
started the weekend off with an individual sprint draft-legal race. My result was not exactly what I had
hoped for but solid overall. Being
so early in the season it’s fantastic to do a couple of races, take note of
what you need to work on and get back to the grinding stone!
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| Walking up for the relay in my Vendetta! (Photo by C. Scott) |
Sunday
was a fun and fast format of a half-sprint draft-legal relay where two men and two
women compete on each team. This
race was so much fun except the fact I really felt I let my team down—I came 1st
out of the water, had a rocky transition and ended up last off the bike course. I felt pretty bad about the whole thing and
confused about what went wrong after having such a strong bike the day
before. It wasn’t until after the
race, wheeling my bike out of transition, I noticed there was quite a bit more
resistance than normal. I checked to see if my shoes were dragging on the
ground, they were fine. It dawned
on me—someone had asked me if my brakes were the problem on the bike and I
laughed and thought it was a nice suggestion to assume that the problem wasn’t
that I was slow, but sure enough that person was right—the left side of my
brake was stuck to my back wheel.
It was relieving and disappointing at the same time, such a silly mistake
that cost me a good amount of time—definitely not a mistake I will make again
in the future! Sorry team!
After
the race on Sunday it was time for some R&R. My friend Christie, whose family was so generous to let me
stay with them over the weekend, headed down to the beach to relax by the
ocean!
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| Christie and I on the beach! Mimosas included! |
Overall
it was a great weekend—racing, learning and enjoying the ride. I can’t wait to
see what the rest of the season has in store!
Thank
you so much to XTERRA wetsuits for making my swim super speedy on Sunday, Rudy
Project for keeping my head and eyes “technically cool” (and safe), TRIBE
Multisport for stocking me up with my every need from training to racing, and
Power Bar for keeping me fueled!
Warmest thanks to the Scott family for hosting me last weekend, your
hospitality was amazing!
Until next time!
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| Photo by C. Scott |
