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07-27-09, 12:19 AM
I did my first tri this weekend in San Marcos Texas called the river ranch tri. It's part 3 of the Alamo series triathlon series. The event was 400m, 22.5k and 5k. I only did this tri bc my swim is terrible and I could stand in the lake if I got tired, which I did. I was last out of the water bc of my wading and "swimming" but I made it up in the bike. I passed like 10-15 ppl in the bike which I was very happy about. Also, I saw my wife ride on the bike and she was very happy to see me bc " [I] didn't die or quit after the swim". During the run, I walked/ran the 5k with group of other first timers. So the happy endin is that I finished my first tri and my wife got 2nd in age group. The sad ending is that, on the way home her bike fell off the bike rack on to the highway. It's mostly cosmetic damage but we have to replace her big ring bc some of the teeth are bent and her saddle has to be replaced. A total of a $300 "user error" mistake. Thank god her race wheels weren't damaged.