Reminiscing and racing…

(updated with pics)

Yesterday was a long day!

I spent most of the morning doing laundry and running around arranging things for Mr BBB’s birthday party (which is next weekend).

I scanned and copied a couple hundred (?!) photos – then had an ‘arts and crafts’ session making some photo boards.

 
Some of the photos were just too cute…

Adorable :)

It was not long until the clock said 2pm, and the mercury said 36 degrees celcius, and it was time to head to the race.

I was enrolled in the Enticer Race, which involved a 300m swim, 10km ride and 2km run.

Rather than starting the swim in waves, it was decided that all females would start the swim at one time. All 80 of us that is.

Aside from the expected mayhem of 80 people swimming in close proximity the swim went rather smoothly.

It was not long before I was headed out on the bike course – which was 2 laps of a relatively flat road.

I made up a little time on the bike, then hit the run course. I was quite surprised to come across some hills along the course – which, in the heat, were energy zappers.

I was relieved when the finish line came into sight – and headed straight to the water station. Racing in heat takes it out of you.

      

Results:
Swim – 6:57 (slow), 22nd female, 6th in age group
Bike – 11:08, 21st female, 5th in age group
Run – 11:00, 24th female, 7th in age group
Overall – 40:58, 16th female, 4th in age group

I am pleased with these results. It seems my runs in Sydney this week really helped out.

(I have some photos to include but they are on my sis-in-law’s camera. I will update this post with pics hopefully tonight).

It was not close to 6.30pm and I was HUNGRY. So, I did something that I rarely do, and ORDERED pizza.
  
I ordered a vegetable pizza with spinach added on a GF Base.
 
I had 4 of these slices, I MUST have been hungry :)

It was carb-alicious – and just what I was craving, but I suspect my homemade pizza is a lot better nutrition-wise. Oh well, all in moderation I suppose.

Well it is now 6.23am and time to get ready to head back down to the race compound.

The full Olympic distance events are on today, and I have agreed to run the 10km in a team. I prefer that to having to do the 1.5km swim leg that’s for sure!!!!

Happy baking :)