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Buffalow Bill 2018

3rd year in a row! (2016 Recap2017 Recap) I love supporting these local races where my roots of triathlon began way back when. 

I didn't decide to race until just a few days before. 6 days ago I emptied the tank winning my the Hongseon Double Olympic.  With quite a bit of fatigue and soreness I didnt know if I would be able to turn around and do a sprint triathlon just 6 days later.  We flew in just 4 days before the race, so I quickly put my bike back together, got in a few training sessions, and went out to race. 

Swim:

Through a clerical error, they did not have a timing chip that mated my race number, so the morning of the race I had to get a new race number.  The only number they had available was the very last number.  It was a rolling start and I was starting last.  

Non-wetsuit swim so I decided to go old-school and compete topless!

bike ... 

The bike course was a 2 lap course.  Right about halfway through a huge thunderstorm rolled in.  I have never ridden through a storm like this!  Winds literally through me from one side of the road to the other.  I could not stay in my aerobars.  Good news is, I did not hit the pavement even though there were a few times I thought I was about to go down... 

Funny and extremely coincidental moment:  my brother was on his way to a restaurant and happened to drive past me as I was racing!  

The Run:

I will take poring down rain over hot sunny and humid any day when it comes to the run.   I had a good run, but I lacked a little speed.  Considering the amount of fatigue from the previous weekend, I was happy with my run.   After starting 5-7min behind the top age-group competitors, I was able to catch and pass all but one of them.  

Time-wise I ended up winning by over 5min to the next athlete.  However, becasue I changed my status to pro this past year I competed as exhibition and did not accept the overall award.

 

It was nice to have my family and my mom brave the weather to come support me!