My Way or The Tri Way
This past weekend Jaycob and I road-tripped up to Aurora, Colorado, to compete in the My Way or The Tri Way triathlon! This was a really fun and well-organized event. It was a sprint triathlon ( 800m swim, 20K bike, 5K run) in which the participants choose the order of their events. The majority of athletes, including the Elites (and also my husband who likes to think he is Elite...) went with the traditional order (Swim-Bike-Run), but a lot of people, myself included, decided to mix it up. There were participants competing in every combination of events (Bike-Swim-Run, etc.), as well as 2-event options (Swim-Run-Swim, Run-Bike-Run, etc.) and Relay Teams. Setting up my zone Before the start of the race Sun rising over the reservoir I chose Run-Bike-Swim for my order and I had a pretty good race! I felt really strong for the run and found it much easier to bike after running versus the other way around. The run cou...