Robin and I just competed in our first ocean swim triathlon. The Imperial Beach Triathlon was a sprint distance – .5K ocean swim, 15K bike ride around a decommissioned Naval air station, and a 5K run through some sort of military training facility.
The course was in Imperial Beach, CA, just four miles from the U.S./Mexico border. The course had plenty of views into Tijuana.
Robin had a great race. I wish I could say the same. She has been training consistently since arriving in San Diego nearly two months ago. My training was going well in D.C. but, as is well documented in this blog, a steady diet of cheeseburgers, BBQ, beer, and bourbon, combined with sitting in place for full days, has led (I know, astonishingly) to less than stellar athletic performance.
This was a good wake up call, however, as we are competing in two week is the longer Los Angeles Triathlon. I have two weeks to improve as much as possible.
Math camp starts tomorrow – first real day of graduate school – sort of.
