It's the little things...

Hi Everyone - its Christy.  First off I want to thank you all for welcoming me (and Derek) to your team. Everyone has been so sweet and supportive. I have truly enjoyed working out with TT and being pushed to the max each time. It was comforting to see all of your friendly faces on the course!

I had several mishaps during the race but overall I was happy with my result. Like, Megan, this race was my first triathlon last year so I couldn't wait to see improvements. With that, I set some high goals to accomplish for myself. I felt fine on the swim and strong on the bike until I missed the 2nd loop turn. I was so focused on trying to catch a guy in front of me that I missed the turn and proceeded to follow him to the dismount. I cut through the cones and tried to make up some time for being a complete idiot. It was now a mental struggle. Was I DQ'd? How much farther did I go? As I approached the dismount I  forgot to click out my second foot - somehow I pulled it off but my bike was on the ground and I screamed like a little girl. When I ran into transition I was disoriented and could not find my spot! Uggh.. it was one minor thing after another. These 3 things have never happened to me in the past 5 races so I was clearly not focusing on the right elements for this race. All I wanted to do was go faster & in turn completely overlooked the basic (and necessary) details. So, learn from my mistakes...and race on!  See you soon.