another 32dg day and blue skies ... perfect day and a 12 midday start ... the build up to this more "beginners" race was simone rank v wolfgang rank (dad) with myself thrown in and a last minute next door neighbour thrown in for moral support for wolfgang (amie)
race distance confirmed 200m swim,10k bike 2k run ... wolfgang's last words before race were a confident "i havn't smoked for 4 hrs" ... amie was too busy trying to work out how not to strip naked in transition ... simone "i never went out last night" spent the last hour wondering if the elastic in her swimmers was going to hold during the swim ...
jh was just smiling in disbelief they had all turned up ... about 800 entrants with bundles of 7 year olds ... so so funny ... but in our wave about 100
pre race talk was if wolfang could catch mona on the bike, it could be down to the run
gun goes off jh takes it out hard hoping mona on feet ... get to the 100m bouy in about 5th but nothing but space ... waits a minute and along comes breastroker mona with big smile ... no wolfgang in site ... woo hoo ... i did a bit of backstroke ... look behind and wolfgang swimming next to amie about 2 mins back, no ciggerette in mouth yet
onto bike and mona is off like a shot, 1/4 way mark and 2 mins up, half way mark and 1 min up, i go back to see wolfgang, he's feeling good so i tell him he could catch her ... off i go to keep mona company, amie is in front of wolfgang suprisingly ... by the end of bike wolfgang could see mona ... hmm could be interesting
onto run which is beside a lake, i let mona go trying to get split on wolfgang ... 1 min out ohhh ... i run to mona and report back, no answer, could be hurting, i think so, half way mark and run turns to walk, it's hot out there
wolfgang in sight, haha yes he's walking, amie's in front of wolfy ... return journey downhill and wind behind ... mona's got it sown up, style comes good and smile returns ...
100m to go and pace picks up ... woohoo she's home first, amie 90 secs behind with wolfgang a further 30 secs back ... other two sisters are cheering like crazy ... haaa great fun !!... next year the ironman? ... i don't think so somehow ... wolfy left at race with beers in hand and big smile ... fun fun fun
jh reporting for hillbillie news roth germany
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