I’ll be rolling out bright and early Sunday morning to participate in the 2004 Sunbelt/Cohutta Springs Triathlon. I’ve never competed in a triathlon and only have one small issue in doing so: I can’t swim, at least no farther than a pool length or so. But that’s the beauty of a relay team.
The event is a mini triathlon, so I’ll only be bicycling for 18 miles. I don’t imagine we’ll be in the running for a top placement, so my main goal is to complete my leg in no more than 55 minutes. That and to avoid being hit by any rural North Georgia drivers. We’ll see how it goes.
POST-RACE UPDATE: The bicycle riding went fairly well. The only issue I had was some rare cramping in my calf muscles along the way. I guess I had too much heat and not enough water. I completed the leg in 56 minutes–only one minute off my goal. Overall, however, our relay team didn’t fare well. The team–consisting of three 30ish year old males–lost to several females and barely edged out a 61 year-old solo male competitor. It was pretty brutal.