Today we did a mini version of the race. Well, the swimming was the whole 350 m. Guess who choked on water and did breaststroke most of the way? I think I was the third to last person out of the pool. It sucked to watch half the class jump out while I knew I had a few laps left.
Then we jumped out and ran into the gym where our towels, helmets, and shoes were and where our bikes were set up. Got on bikes, walked them outside, rode around a little bit, worked on our "turnarounds" (Mandy made us practice really sharp turns on our bikes where we had to pass between her helmet and a piles of sticks. Mandy yelled for me to slow down on my turns.
Then we went to put the bikes back inside and jogged around the pool, down the service road, then back to the gym. I figured out that if I jog in a less springy way with my knees bent a little more and a longer stride (like I'm stuck in some mud) I feel like I can go a little further. Maybe. I didn't have to walk during the jog today, so that means we must have gone about .1 miles.
I think I'm going to buy some kind of Luna or Power bar today and a squirty-top water bottle for the thirty mile bike ride tomorrow morning at 6:15 sharp. On a Saturday morning. I can't believe I'm doing it. Mom's bringing me some kind of field trip fanny pack today when they pick us up to go to a wedding.
So that's one thing to look forward to.
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