Last Triathlon of the Season

Yesterday I competed in what will probably (cry) be my last triathlon of the season, NJ State Tri. I performed really well at the NYC Tri a few weeks ago, so was hoping to improve my time this week since they were both Olympic distances.

To much disappointment, it seems like my timing chip was faulty, even though it 'beeped' when I crossed all the timing mats. The official times come out after 6pm this evening, so I am hoping somehow they can fix my preliminary time of 00.00.00. I 'think' I finished it around 2.45 which is a bit slower than NYC, but the swim in NY is a lot faster. I am still so annoyed!

Overall I the race wasn't my best. I woke up feeling sluggish and not really in the mood to race. Dan was awesome and drove us out there @ 5am and I was having my normal panic attack that we would not make it in time, especially when the saw the signs for the Verrazano Bridge lower roadway closure. But we made it (of course) with plenty of time to spare.

I think my swim was pretty good - I didn't have the same issues with sighting as I did in NYC. The lake was beautiful and calm and the water was about 75, which made it wetsuit legal. I could have swam a lot longer! The only negative was I swallowed a lot of water, a habit I have developed recently which I think is what made me sick later in the race. Read on!

T1 was a breeze (I am normally pretty fast and relaxed through transitions), and it was onto the bike. My hamstrings were tight and I was feeling cramped not even after 5 miles. There was a lot of wind kicking around too which made it difficult. Fortunately though I was able to relax, take in some Cytomax and Chia seeds and settle in, and just maintain a comfortable speed of 20m/h. The course was pretty flat, a few rollers but nothing too serious, which for me is a bit of a disadvantage, since I am a strong climber.

T2 again was fine, and then the torture of the run started. It was not a particularly difficult 10K - it was through the woods and actually beautiful scenery, but my stomach was playing up. I actually threw up twice throughout the run, and overcompensated on the water stations to get that taste out of my mouth, so was running on a full bladder. I think I had about 50 people pass me, but I kept trucking and did not slow to a walk. Like I said, I think I finished in about 2.45 which would put me at around 7th out of a field of 50 in my age group which was not too bad considering it was not my best day.

We decided to come back into the city afterwards, even though we had packed our beach stuff to go to the Jersey Shore, but since I was feeling meh, and the weather was overcast we decided to come home.

I headed out later in the afternoon to continue my search for wedding accessories - hairpiece, jewelry, veil, wedding bands, but alas came no closer to a decision. I still don't have a picture of what I want to look like in my mind and since I am not an accessory person (I think they look silly on me), I am having a hard time deciding. AND because I am cheap too, I don't want to pay much for something I won't wear again. I have found plenty of great deals, just can't decide on the style. I am getting sick of looking so will probably bite the bullet soon.

We did not make that much progress on any other wedding stuff or travel/packing stuff this weekend either. I found out I sent the wrong clothes to Liam (groomsman) and Dad - luckily they were about the same size so they can work with what I sent them - I still can't believe I did that, after making sure I checked the packages before they sent!