Today I successfully completed the 2005 Special K Women's Triathlon at Okahu Bay, Auckland, a women's only triathlon consisting of a 300m swim, a 10km cycle ride and a 3km run.
I competed along with my colleague Tess Hattingh - it was initially Tess's idea but I actually went and entered us into it, which she later said she didn't think she'd really do it but then had no choice once I'd entered us.
I completed the course in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds, with the split being Swim 11:55, Cycle 24:58, Run 25:56. Tess followed close behind at 1:05:57.
I was so nervous to start with but once we actually got going it was good. We had to wait about an hour after the start before it was our turn - there were thousands of women there. Although I'm a good swimmer I'm not very fast so I immediately fell behind the group but easily caught up on the cycle leg and passed heaps of people (not bad considering I probably haven't ridden in 10 years and didn't do any cycle training beforehand apart from at the gym). By the time the run came I was pretty exhausted but managed to run most of it (albeit very slowly but at least I didn't get passed by any walkers!).
The feeling when crossing the finish line was incredible. This has got to be one of my top 5 achievements in my life. I just can't believe I actually did it!!!
Unfortunately Peter had paintball practice in Wellington this weekend so he was unable to be there to support us or to take any photos. Attached is a photo of Tess and I at a music concert last year.-Megz
