So I have gotten behind on my blogs over the past month and I’m working on catching up on race reports.

The Waupaca Triathlon is a small sprint race held in Waupaca, Wisconsin. This is my second time racing at this event. Friends of mine, Gerrard and Julie have a lake house nearby, so we make a weekend out of the race every year.

800 yard SWIM: The day began with perfect weather, clear blue sky and barely any wind. I raced in the elite wave, which they combined men and women. There were only about 30 people in this wave. We began with a gun shot and I was off with the lead guy swimmers. Half way out to the first buoy I was cut off by one swimmer and in turn lost the two lead guys. I continued around the first buoy and finished the second half of the swim between two male swimmers, swimming neck and neck. I ended up ahead of them out of the water, first woman and thrid overall. I passed one of the guys running up to transition putting me in second out of Transition 1.

20 mile BIKE: Just outside of transition the remaining guy ahead of me fell off his bike (I later found out the cleat on his pedal broke). After calling to him to ensure he was ok, I took off on the bike. I felt good and enjoyed following only the motorcycle for the first 5 miles. At mile 5 I was passed back by the biker that fell, he had somewhat fixed his pedal. I continued on, keeping up with the lead guys, a few more passed me on the bike. There were a few hills and false flats but nothing too steep to climb. My average speed was fairly decent for me. I entered into Transition 2 tenth overall and the first female.

5 kilometer RUN: I took off on the run, knowing it was only a 5k I tried to pick up speed for the shorter distance. We ran through neighborhoods with spectators and volunteers cheering us on.  I passed back one of the guys that had passed me on the bike. I ended up 9th place overall and the 1st place female by about 5 minutes.

After the race we went back to Gerrard and Julie’s house for a day filled with boating, tubing and celebrating.

Followed by a nap in the sun.

On Sunday I took advantage of the hills in the area and went on a 100 mile bike ride to prepare for my upcoming Ironman.