Reston Sprint Triathlon

Reid snapped this pic with his iPhone as I zoomed past!

Triathlon number 2 is in the books (here's the post about my first). 2014 just seems to be the year for races not really going as planned, but still working out. I was very excited about the Reston Sprint Triathlon as my second tri. I mean, I had been training in the pool, keeping up with some running, and felt really ready to attack it. Until I caught a cold. And by "caught a cold" I mean the worst cold I have had in YEARS!!!

After staying home from work the Friday before the race, I rallied late on Saturday night to test out swimming at Lake Newport Pool with Lauren, to make sure I could survive the next morning. I survived that swim and decided to show up on race day.

It's not that I did incredibly poorly in the race, or that I had a bad experience, but I am disappointed that I didn't feel well and wasn't able to completely ROCK it! Coming from such a spectacular time drop at the Nike Women's Half, I was really expecting more out of myself. Guess that means I need to train harder!

So let's just revel in the pretty photos that Lauren's mom took, shall we?

Posing before the swim

jumping in for the death, I mean, swim ;)

Lauren's run into the finish!

FINISHERS!

When and Where:

• Sunday, June 1, 2014
• North Reston, Lake Newport Pool area

Reid was so nice to come cheer me on!

Support my blog:I buy a lot of, well, everything from Amazon with my prime membership (both personally and at work). They are offering a free 30 day membership to new subscribers and a referral bonus for me! So check out Amazon Prime and support my blog at the same time! I donate 10% of all ad revenue to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through their Team in Training and Light the Night programs.

Subscribe to Reston Style
Like Reston Style on Facebook