Gator Bait Results

Here's how I did (officially):

Out of 15 people in my age group, I placed 4th. Out of everyone, overall, I placed 117th. Out of all the females in the race, I finished 15th. :-)

500 meter swim time: 8 min, 12 sec (3rd fastest in my age group)

1st transition: 1 min, 58 sec (my fastest yet!!)

13 mile bike time: 50 min, 2 sec (4th fastest in my age group)

2nd transition: 24 sec (again, my fastest yet!)

4 mile run time: 39 min, 45 sec (9:56 min mile pace, 4th fastest in my age group)

My total overall time for the race was 1 hour, 40 minutes. The person who came in 3rd place finished in 1 hour, 39 minutes. (one minute difference!!)

So, overall, a good race!!

The picture below is the HUGE hill we had to go up at mile 6 on the bike portion. It really wasn't that bad, but it was pretty rough!! :-)

Gaitor Bait Triathlon

This weekend, I competed in the Gaitor Bait Triathlon in Boerne, Texas. The official times and results haven't been posted yet, so I am "patiently" waiting for them!! I do know, however, that I FELT like I did really well in this race. It was probably the hardest one I have done so far, because the entire course was full of hills and all the distances were longer than any of the others. I completed a 500 meter swim, 14 mile bike, and 4 mile run in about 1 hour and 42 minutes (again, the official times still aren't in, but that's what I remember seeing as I crossed the finish line). Overall results were posted, so I know that I came in 116th place out of 300 participants (male and female). I also know that I came in about 12th place overall out of the female participants, and I came in 4th place in my age group!

The race itself was really fun. I felt good the whole time while swimming, biking, and running! Also, the lake apparently used to have an alligator in it, so the race is named in honor of that alligator - "gaitor bait". As we crossed the finish line, we were handed a small stuffed alligator as our finishing award! Sea World even brought out a gator lizard thing to take pictures with. Overall, the race was fun and exciting, I was really glad I could do it, and I am really proud of myself for finishing!

Travis and his mom Diane came along as my supporters for this triathlon. It was so much fun to have them there to cheer me on!! Diane also brought along her camera and took some amazing photos! So, while we patiently wait for the race results, we can enjoy these great pictures from the event:

A really cool shot of some of the bikes in the transition area...There were 300 participants in the race, so you don't have a lot of room!

Waiting in line to enter the water for the swim. They start two people every five seconds. I was number 67, so I didn't have to wait to long! And, the woman in front of me in the blue shirt ended up being the overall female winner of the race! (She let me cut in front of her in the line for the bathroom, so I felt like we were best friends.) I thought that was pretty cool. :-)

Finally my turn, so I am waiting to enter the water. Ready, set, go!!

A great swimming action shot!!

Finished with the 500 meter swim and on my way to transition to my bike...

Getting ready to bike (I didn't know Diane was taking pictures!!)

On my way back from the grueling 14 mile bike ride. It was a really intense and hilly course!

Crossing the finish line after the 4 mile run! The first two miles were all uphill, which made the last two downhill miles feel like a breeze. Throughout the whole race, I never stopped running or got off my bike to walk up the hills, so I am pretty happy with myself and my time!

Finally, after I caught my breath, I had a chance to thank Travis for coming!!

Group shot by the lake - it was a really fun morning!!

I'm planning to do another triathlon in September, so even though school is starting on Monday, I have to keep training! I'll post the official results once I have them...I'm excited to see how I did time-wise compared to everyone else!! :-)