One of these is not like the others!!

Sometimes I just feel the need to get out of my comfort zone.  Which couldn't have been more true this last weekend when I went and did the Coeur D'Alene Ironman.  It is still an endurance race but not the sort of thing I ever really train for. 

I borrowed a TT bike and had a whole 5 days on it before I was racing.  If you are one of 'those' people that can learn from other peoples mistakes than learn this, that isn't enough time to get trained in the aero postition.  Second, running less than 20 times before doing a marathon is about the same.  Doable but not very enjoyable. 
It was a perfect day in Coeur D'Alene, a little bit of cloud cover so I didn't fry like an egg and a little windy to keep me a cooled down.  The change in the bike course was great for me.  Lots of big hills.  I was nervous coming off the bike though.  I knew I was in a pretty good position but I hadn't been running so I basically just tried to conserve as much as possible.  I have never eaten so many gu's in my entire life at one time, 22 to be exact.  But once I was at the second turn around I knew I was going to be able to make it I had a little bit more energy to pick it up to the finish line. 
All said and done I did the best I could do on that day (not the same thing as the best I could do ever but I'm going to have to let this slide) and ended up 17 in the age group women and 25 with the pro's and 247 overall. 
But now it is time to go back to my love, mt bike racing.  Next stop will be the Breckenridge 100.  Lets hope for a better race in the mountains.