Now for my RR of the UBC tridu that was held this weekend at the UBC campus. First off- I'd like to give a huge thanks to all of the volunteers and people who ran/organized the event. There were tons of people there, and with multiple races happening I am amazed that everything ran so smoothly! To start leading up to the race, things didn't go so well. Late wednesday night my foot began to twinge and hurt and on thursday I found myself in physio. Turns out that too much spike use on old sprint spikes without proper support is not a good thing (duh) and my foot still isn't that strong from my previous injury- so I've got a nice little arch strain to deal with. Fast forward to saturday and I wake up sick. At this point I was upset, but still wanted to do the race, after all my dad was travelling down partly to come and watch/support me and I didn't want to let him down. I took the day easy (apart from finding a suite to live in! more on that later!) to tried to rest up. Woke up sunday a.m. feeling even worse, but decided on doing the race anyway. If worse came to worse- as in if I puked or could no longer run on my foot, I would pull out of the race.
The duathlon started at 11am with about 60 people participating. My first kilometre split was 3:33/km, which freaked me out! Went through the second km in 7:30... basically averaging a 4:00/km pace. I felt great, and thanks to adrenaline I wasn't focussing on my foot. Came through around 20:44, and with transitions etc... the time was altered a bit. Hopped on the bike and went to do the 2 loop course on Marine Dr. Great way for me to sight see some of the UBC campus, as I had never been there before. The bike was fast, but cold- with a nasty headwind coming back up Marine Dr. Couple nice climbs in there aswell. Back into T2, I had some technical difficulties in the form of frozen fingers! I couldn't get my hands to work to tie up my shoelaces (I went and bought the quick pull laces after the race). Started the run and by 1km I fell into a good rhythm and cruised to the finish with a second run around 21:07 according to the chip time. Overall it was a great day and I am proud that I finished! Results: 1 AG (the only one), 2nd overall female and 12th overall in the field. My dad and I spent the rest of the day exploring the ubc campus, and gawking at all of the amazing old houses!
Seeing as I am sicker than a dog this week and my foot is still sore, I am going to take some time to heal and hopefully I will be back and healthy by saturday- that's the plan anyways!
Time to crack down on calculus and ace my second midterm tomorrow, and after that, only one more midterm to go! Things are going by so quickly, with just over a month of school left it's hard to believe that my first year at SFU is almost over! I've found living arrangements with a team mate and another grad student on a house in coquitlam, very close to Mundy park (which is perfect for practice!). The landlady's husband is a contractor, so the place has just been redone, furnished with brand new appliances, and it is also furnished with actual furniture, so I wont have to buy a bed, etc. I will be moving in just before school starts, so around the second weekend of may- which will give me a nice break from city life and a chance to unwind back at home for a couple of weeks.
