Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." In that vain I decided to do two fun races which combine my two weakest triathlon disciplines, swimming and running. Traveling to Phoenix does have its advantages. It is warm enough here to start open water swimming in March and April. Back home in Portland its still way, way too cold. The first Splash and Dash or Sploosh and Doosh as the masters swim coach here calls them was April 3 the second on April 15.
April 3: 1000 meter swim and a 3 kilometer run. Wow it was fast. I got there early had a good warm up and then it was off to the races!! I swam well and then killed it on the run. With about 400 meters to go a guy passed me. I jumped on his heals and we pushed each other to the end. I came around him just before the finish to finish side by side. They would have needed a camera to tell which one of us finished first. (Edit: looks like they gave him the edge by .1 seconds)
April 15: 750 meter swim and 4 kilometer run. Again this was fast. Because I was working that day my race prep was not as good and I paid for it on the run. The swim I killed, fast strong and mostly on target. I fought for position on the first 200 meters, maintained position on the next 200 then settled in for the 3ed 200 and pushed the last 200. I had a nice quick transition then busted it out on the first kilometer. At that first kilometer marker my GI system started to act up. I had to drop the pace a little bit for the last 3 kilometers but still finished strong.
I also won a gift certificate to Tribe Multi Sport. To bad I didn't get it a while ago as I've "given" them quite a bit of cash since I've been in Phoenix.
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