Tri Season has begun!

Yep, it's that time of year again in Michigan, time for the indoor triathlons to start up in prep for the outdoor season in May/June.

This time last year, I was SO nervous, but this year, I didn't have to push as hard because I was in such better shape. It was kinda fun to see the improvement over last year, though more in some areas than I thought and then less in others.

The breakdown:

Swim: This year I swam two more length than last year and *almost* three. I was just shy of that 24th length. I was of course hoping for more here, but I am just a slow swimmer.

Bike: I was about a 1/4 mile faster than last year. Last year 4.1 and this year 4.37. I actually think I would have gone a little bit further, however, we think their 5 minutes in between was a little shortened, as we were timing it, and when we got on the bikes, they were already 1 1/2 minutes into the ride. So we lost some time there. But whatever, I was still faster. :)

Run: Biggest improvement here. I ran 11 laps improving 2 over last year. Each lap is 1/2 miles, so I ran a sub 10 minute mile and I was quite happy about that!!

So over all I was happy, especially with the run. The run will be my big focus this year, and considering I was running an 11 1/2 minute mile in triathlons last year, I feel great about this.

It was a fun day, because not only did my faithful companion, Patti, join me, but our husbands too! Everyone did great! Tim, even with his foot problems did 9 laps on the run, I was very proud of him!!