I'm feeling kind of tired right now, and it's coming up really soon, but I am still so excited that thrustoleum and I will be doing the
Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathlon on Sunday September 24th!
This triathlon is something I've been looking forward to for a long time, mostly because it's like a tour of my old stomping grounds. First, a swim around Santa Cruz wharf with the sea lions! Then, run across Cowells beach, jump on my bike, and ride to the Daveport Cash Store, passing Bonny Doon Road on the way! Do a loop through the Long Marine Lab parking lot! Then, dump the bike, and run along West Cliff drive, past the lighthouse, turn around at Natural Bridges, and run back! The only way this tri could include more of my life in Santa Cruz would be to pass through the UCSC campus and actually dive into the Resort pool! Anyway, so I'm really excited, even though I've heard that when you swim around the pier the water is really stinky (SEA LION POO, perhaps)...
This race will be my third "olympic" distance triathlon -- 1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run.
Also, for all you folks who still live in Santa Cruz (or any diehards from up here in the SF area), let me know if you have any interest in coming out to cheer us on -- it will probably be pretty exciting to watch, although it's a little early. I don't know my exact start time yet but apparently people are starting in waves from 8-9am, and Thrusty and I should be staggered enough apart that one of us should be cruising by on our way in or out from one leg to the next every 15-20 minutes.
Posted by tammy at September 7, 2006 5:22 PM