Women's Triathlon - Race Report

Friday:  Mum and I had a strict schedule to keep.. Shopping, coffee, more shopping, followed by a spot of lunch, followed by more shopping. That said and done... Mum out of $$$'s, shopped out! We headed home for a small swim at the pool to get Mum's sea legs in so to speak. Nice work Nanny!

Saturday:  Saw us doing more shopping, this time with the children... getting them graduation clothes.. Whheeeww.. definately shopped out. Anna arrived in the afternoon and many hours of giggling commenced. I did manage to get all the gear together and packed into buckets ready to go for the next morning. All bikes except Stella onto the car. A good dinner and early to bed for us lot.. Crashed and burned!

Sunday: Alarm goes off at 5.30am and the next two hours seemed to go by lighting fast. Helping everyone sort out transition, collect our goodie bags, get numbers written on, checking out the pool. The girls and Anna are in Wave 2... and it was great being able to watch them start the swim and cheer them on.. much whoooping! Then Mum and I are in Wave 3.. I am first into the pool for my group and get to see both girls get out of the water just as I get in.. Yay, go girls.. Into the pool and then I am off.. I stayed at my own pace, concentrating super hard on my left arm and its trying to help..Next thing I know, I am getting out of the pool and someone is saying 'Great swim, Rachelle!' and off I go to get Stella.. As I am leaving transition Mum is coming out and we are both shouting encouragement to each other.. Stella and I hit the road and I am determined this is where I will make my mark.. sitting on an average of 30kms per hour I catch Mum on her second lap (me on my third) both girls on their third lap(me on my third) and all too quickly the bike leg is over.. Now I have the run.. I am out onto the course and hear my little cheer squad (thanks heaps Julie, Mick and Tarnee)... any second now I am certain that Courts will go flying past me.. then I am at the turn around and its only 1km to go... I blink and I am running through the chute with loads of people cheering me on.. That can't be it.. its over already... I could not have given any more.. I have done the best I can..

Gem is at the line when I finish.. It seems she got confused on the bike leg and only did 3 laps.. whooppss.. Anna comes in a few minutes after me, High fives all round... followed very closely by Courts... and I head out to the run to see where Nanny is.. I meet Nanny at the 200mtrs to go mark and run holding hands across the line.. and we are all Triathletes... WWWOOOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOO!And here are the photos to prove it!