So,
this is the final version!
After work,
I went to May Cafe instead.
I did not sleep well the night before,
so I thought a bottle of Tsing Tao will help.
I also had my usual Fried Catfish with rice.
The drive to Santa Fe was good. I went to see the route. It gave me some good idea.
The hotel was clean. I found out that they gave me a first floor room! Just what I wrote for the diary :)
The sleep was good. The beer did help. I went to bed at 8:30 pm. I set 2 alarms but did not need them. I got up before they went off.
Everything went as planned that morning. I got there before 5 am. I was able to park real close to the Community Center.
The race started on time. We were off at 6:30 am. The first part was not bad. My shin area was tight. I tried to stretch them when I take my walk break. I did the walk/run in 37:09, better than my prediction! The best part of it was when I got close to the end. I found some volunteers in the water stand. They asked if I wanted water. I said yes. Then two of them held the water jug up. I slowed down and said, "Are you serious?" They said, "Yes! We lost all our cups!". I did get some water. I let them pour the water into my water bottle. That was funny!
The transition was not bad either. I did what I planned to do.
At the start of the bike, I took my time. I wanted to warm up a bit. Towards the turn around point, I had to stop twice, I can feel my calves tightening. I was so thirsty when I was climbing up towards the turning point. The road was bad too. Finally, I got to the point. They had water! I thanked them for saving my life! When there is uphill, there is downhill! I was very happy to take the hill back down. Then when I got to Richards St, my left calf cramped up! It was painful. I had to stop and walk. Thank God, it loosen up. I was able to finish the ride. At that point, the thought of quitting did enter my mind. I made it to the transition area after 1:08:49!
At the transition area, when I bend down to change my shoes, my right calf cramped up! I had to walk to the side and sat on the curve to change my shoes. To swim or not to swim? I do not want to have a cramp while swimming. Somehow I decided to proceed.
The pool was empty when I got there. I jumped in. I took my time. After two laps in that 50 meter pool, my left knee was cramping. It was not a good sign. I took my time. Thanks to the nice lifeguard, she suggested that I could do a back stroke. I did. With half a lap to go, she suggested that I pull forward using my arms. I did! Thank God, I made it to the finish line! It took me 19:50 to finish the swim.
I do not know what when wrong.
Not enough training?
The beer?
The altitude?
I really do not know. For the next race which is Warrior Triathlon in October, I will definitely added more running and biking!
By the way, the final time was 2:05:48
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