2nd Floor

I was recently a participant in the Ramlin Rose Triathlon in Winston Salem NC. I (along with 500 other women) rose before the crack of dawn, gathered my swim goggles, road bike and running shoes and headed to the Body Marking tent to get my race number Sharpied on my arms and legs.  The race consisted of swimming, biking and running back to back. This was my 3rd Triathlon, but by far, the most challenging race. The swim, which I thought would be the hardest event, was actually the easiest, the run was difficult but I allowed time for that, what threw me for a loop was the biking, which is usually my strongest event.  The hills of Winston Salem were no joke, one hill was affectionately dubbed “Dam Hill,” they say it’s name comes from the fact that it’s alongside a dam, but I and the 500 ladies beg to differ. All in all, I beat my finish time by 20mins, which was surprising and exciting. Read more »