2006 Aquarena Triathlon:

Sunday, July 23, 2006 I have been waiting to get the photos back from this race, but I thought I would go ahead and journal the race. The Tri was in San Marcos, so I reserved a hotel and found a friend to travel with me, and Saturday afternoon off we went. Eddie is the friend that coaxed me into this journey of doing triathlons last year, and we stay in touch and see each other at most of the local races. He did this race last year, and this year he just wanted to go along for the ride and volunteer at the race. One of the highlights of the trip was the drive out there. We drove through rain, thunder and lightning the whole way out, and then missed our turn and almost missed the race packet pick up.(We arrived 2 minutes after close, but they allowed us to pick it up) The race was great the water was frigid and crystal clear, but chock full of hydrilla. I was completely entangled in it 3 times before I finished the swim. The bike was longer than what I'm used to, 18 miles and hilly, but I finished. The run was nice, I was struggling to finish. My next race is July 30th in Baytown, Texas. I will post pictures when they become available.