R2P4D33-SheRox

Weight 143.5 Up 2 lbs from Sat Exercise: 560m swim, 15.5 m bike, 3.1m run in 1:47:30   So guess who finished the bike portion of the SheRox Philly triathlon with a flat tire, which blew around mile 11, and for which said triathlete did not get off the bike because she wanted to finish in under 2hrs?  Yep, that would be me.  I thought I heard something happen with the tire on the second lap of the bike course-it sounded like it popped, and then it got much more difficult to ride on, but I figured, maybe I was wrong, since I was still able to pedal and keep my speed up, and since I assumed if it was flat, I wouldnt be able to ride it, right?  Nope, after the race I found out that tire was way flat...so much so that Im surprised I didnt hurt myself by flipping over the handlebars when the bike decided it was done. I was so focused on finishing, that I didnt have time for flat tire.    I had a few guardian angels yesterday in addition to the bike finish fairy...the forecasted thunderstorms (or almost hail storm) that could have canceled the swim and made the race a duathlon, or which could have called the race altogether didn't start until we finished the race and were walking our bikes back to the car (after I changed out of my wet clothes, just to be back in wet clothes again).  And I was guaranteed a under 2 hr finish if I did ok, just because they shortened the swim course by 200yds without giving us a good reason.  But even with the longer course, I would have finished in under 2, because I had a REALLY awesome race.  My best ever bike time and run time.  Even when I run without doing anything else, the best I was able to do for a 5k in practice was 31 minutes and I finished in 29:36...I beat my time from 2007 by 37 minutes!!!!!  Minus the max 10 that it would have taken me to do an extra 200yds,and thats still a whole lotta time!   It was a great day...I wasnt tired afterwards, I actually had lots of energy, and I really think if I keep up my training regimen that I can do an Olympic distance next month (1m swim, 30m bike, 10k run).  Not sure if my schedule will allow it, but Im going to look...   Hubby and the kids came down to watch, which was AWESOME.  And since the race parking was next to the Please Touch Museum and since it was pouring, that's where we spent the afternoon drying off.  The kids had a blast, and Mark and I were able to wear them out a little so we wouldnt have to work as hard once entertainign them once we got home...that time was for relaxing in front of the TV.  And then taking a long hot bath, and bedtime by 9pm.  All in all, I was very pleased with Sunday, August 1st.  And I think I look pretty good in my pics too!  Let me know what you think...