2008 Newport Beach Sprint Tri

Here are my race results for my latest TRI. (1/2 mile swim, 15 mile bike 3.1 mile run) I did the Newport Beach Sprint TRI in LA with jetlag and 5 hours of "is it time to get up" sleep. I beat the 2 hour goal I made for myself and finished 6th in my division. Helena and JD were troopers up at the crack of early to cheer me on and make sure I didnt run with my helmet! Natascha made it for the after race party at the beach. (THANKS GUYS xoxoxo!!!!)

I had a great time. Newport is beautiful and I was constantly catching myself looking out over the bay, at the distant mountains, covered in flowers, saying "ooooooh pretty" and riding like I was taking Nora to the beach instead of in a race then I would snap out of it and dig in and ride hard then some weird bird I never saw before would fly by and I would be distracted again.... such is life as an adult with borderline ADD.

The rest of my trip was fantastic. Helena had a BBQ at her house in Pasedena which was great since I could see friends I haven't seen in 5 years and met new ones. We did all of the usual touristy things hollywood, santa monica pier, etc. Had brunch with Natascha monday morning and I met up with Stacy for dinner on Monday night which was an added happiness bonus. My cheeks still hurt from smiling. That JD, Helena and Kevin had me spitting water out my nose every three minutes with laughter.

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