Race Day- Hills & Wind

Who would have ever thought that there were massive grades of up to 8.9 in Lubbock, Texas? Well, somehow, there is this lake that is in a canyon and there are hills to go up and hills to go down. The bike was the toughest part of the race. Fortunately, for us it was only 17.6 miles, but for some it was 56 miles...It was really cool to see Chris Lieto break the course record in 3:55 and to be in the world of triathletes. They are tough....really. But, we made it through the 500 m swim, 17.6 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. And, we were still smiling! I even got 2nd place in my age group. Now ready for a rest day ;-)