Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pictures and a WINNER!!

I realized I never posted pictures from the Half Ironman. I still think about this day a lot and wish I had more in me on race day. Really makes me look forward to the next one where I can go all out and feel more confident about what I'm doing out there. I have been having so much fun with the marathon training but part of me misses the Tri training a lot and I'm realizing I need that push to get my butt in the pool. I'm trying not to put too much pressure on myself though for not swimming regularly right now because I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time in the pool starting next year...  ;-)

on the verge of crying and pooping myself

my mom got this shot!

I'm the one that's actually swimming in this pic

yes, I changed my shirt to get warm and to get the gross lake off me. Thankfully my mom didn't take a picture of that.

~20 miles




I need to learn to look up when I'm crossing the finish!

Looking at the pictures makes me sad!! I wish I was out there doing it right now!

WINNER: The winner of the Nana Smith Design necklace is ~K~. !! Congrats ~K~, email me at dclaffey76@yahoo.com and we'll get you your necklace.

14 comments:

Robin said...

Great pics!

BigHappyFamily said...

Awesome race!

Amanda - RunToTheFinish said...

yeahhh!!! can't wait for your next race because you clearly enjoy it so much!

Sara said...

Love the pictures - you look fantastic!

Shellyrm ~ just a country runner said...

You got some GREAT photos! Love it!

~K~ said...

Yay! I'm so excited! I just emailed you! Thank you!

...Barbie... said...

great pictures. i think I would have also changed my shirt. wet gross water does not sound fun to run and bike in.

joyRuN said...

I dunno how you manage to look so good in the run after 1+ mi swim & 56 mile bike.

Great race pics!

Janice {Run Far} said...

Love the pics

Jenn @ A Runner's Road said...

Great pics! I would have changed too...not a fan of lake water!

Ian said...

Well done that lass! x

Abby said...

Love the pictures - and the final line about wishing you were out there!

So, have you already signed up for a full?

A said...

You are so cool!

Mike of FailureToDetectSarcasm.com said...

How in the hell did your Mom get that shot of you/swim cap?
And did everyone have their numbers on their swim cap?
And how did you get a white swim cap?

All of which is to say, you could definitely frame that pic.

Enjoy this beautiful marathon training weather!