It was my second time completing the New York City Nautica Triathlon this year and it was such a great race!! Last year during the run I seriously thought I was just going to melt and/or passout and die! It was 90 degrees and 95% humidity at 4 am. This year, despite the downpour during transition setup at 4:30 am, it was much better racing weather.
I was able to take six minutes off my run and one minute off of my bike times from last year. HOWEVER, my transition times were slower than last year!! I guess I need to practice running in my wetsuit??? Judging from the picture below, maybe I could have picked up the pace during my wetsuit run…seeing as I was able to smile though the Hudson River grime all over my face!! 
This picture really makes me laugh.
A total time of 2 hours and 56 minutes is ok with me…for this year. Next year the goal is 2:50!! With this race behind me for another year there is some level of relief because the pressure to stick with a training schedule is gone. I even drank yesterday! At the same time I feel a bit lost. Today is Sunday and I have a gazillion things on the never ending “to-do” list yet I am not sure what to do with myself. I think I need that weekly bike ride to Nyack in order to get things done when I get home?? I don’t know!
I do plan to run in the the New York City Half-Marathon on August 16th…which I am completely not ready for because my ITB injury has kept me from adding enough miles to my run!!! SO I am not totally off the training hook – nor would I want to be…I think a daily dose of kicking my butt keeps me productive in other areas of life :).
Below are a couple of photos from the race last weekend.
Happy sweating!
Pam
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