You might remember that last year I participated in my first mini-triathlon, the Ramblin' Rose.
The Ramblin' Rose is an all women's event and perfect for beginners. I had a great time and talked so much about it that this year I was joined by 5 members of my family! Two of my sisters completed the whole triathlon with me and my cousin, aunt, and mom did it as a relay. The past few months have been a lot of fun as we've talked about our training and planned for our big day.
Two of my sister, Sara's, friends, Kristen and Heather, also joined us.
I was really happy with my times this year. My goal was to finish in less than an hour and I made it in 58:07. I shaved off a minute and a half off my swim time from last year and 4 1/2 minutes off my run time. The bike ride this year was shorter so it's harder to compare, but I was definitely faster! Last year I came in at 185th place overall and this year I came in at 59th place!
When I crossed the finish line, it was great to have my little family waiting on me and cheering me on!
A few minutes after I finished, I went back to run with my sister, Sara, across the finish line.
My aunt, FA, did the swim for the relay team. Their name was G.R.I.T.S. Tri Harder! (G.R.I.T.S. = Girls Raised In The South).
My cousin, Beth, (FA's daughter) did the bike ride.
My mom did the run.
Julie, Sara, and I went back to run across the finish line with my mom. (I'm not actually in this picture because I had fallen a little behind thanks to my 4 year old running partner who wanted to run with us ;) )
It was a fun experience and I'm even trying to convince some of them to join me at the Charlotte Ramblin' Rose in September!
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