Dad and I flew to Los Angeles, CA on friday morning and drove an hour through horrible traffic up to Oxnard, CA for the Strawberry Fields Triathlon. The top two juniors would qualify to go to the Junior ITU World Championships in Australia in September, and although i missed out on these places, i am still very pleased with my result and the experience.
Race morning the water was freezing, about 60 degrees, and there were swells from 3-6 ft. Everyone expected the swim to be rough, and sure was! The first 5 minutes of the swim was really rough, considering getting through the first break of waves and getting kicked in the mouth as we were swimming around the first bouy. After that i made my way to the outside and passed as many people as I could only to find myself leading a gap from the four front swimmers about 20 sec ahead.
I rode a lap of the bike alone until i was caught up by a chase pack, that worked well together for the most part. I made sure to stay safe going around the 180 degree turn.
The run played out much better than last weekends race in Clearwater. I stayed somwhat controlled for the first lap and then just let it rip the second lap of the 5k. I caught about 3 guys in the second lap and finished strongly in 7th place. I was really happy with the result considering i ran much faster off the bike than in clearwater. I also overcame some obstacles in the swim to come out of the water in 5th. Overall it was a good race, and a great experience.
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