So just let me introduce myself

So just let me introduce myself. My name is not Humpty, pronounced with a Umpty. It's Crystal. I have been participating in triathlons for three years. My first triathlon was supposed to be a pool triathlon, but it rained so much the week prior the bike portion was canceled. So it became a Splash and Dash. 

My first "triathlon"

Probably the worse performance in a pool triathlon. The water was 55 degrees and the air temperature was in the 60s. It was horrible!!! I did the entire swim on my back. My 2nd tri was in a lake...also all backstroke. There was a third tri. Another horrible swim...not all backstroke, but it did involve kayak, buoy & safety float holding.

The longest 250 yards ever

In 2014, I decided I would not do any triathlons. I'll do duathlons, but some how got talked into completing three triathlons. My swims were not horrible & I even placed 1st at a mini sprint. The 3rd tri was a tri I'd done the prior year. I needed redemption. Apparently, I was so bad they remembered me. While I improved, I can't really call it redemption because I still hung onto a couple buoys and a safety float. 

My 2014 medals. I paced five half marathons , I paced one 10 miler, placed 1st AG at mini sprint, one women's sprint finish, four duathlons AG place, and one duathlon series first place.

So it seems like duathlons might be my thing. Right? No! This year, I gave myself a big triathlon goal. I would do one triathlon per month April thru October. I even included an intermediate distance on my race calendar. Yep, I was going to swim 1500 meters in a lake. To help me reach this goal, I joined Peachtree Triathlon Club and Dekalb Aquatics Master Swim. Long story short, I did not do that intermediate, but I have completed seven sprints and did the swim on a sprint relay. All of these swims were completed without hanging on to a single kayak, buoy or safety float. I did turn unto my back a few times, but nothing like last year. Best part of 2015 was finishing third place age group (AG) in a triathlon series. Progress! Yes, I really was tri-ing.

If it's wetsuit legal, I'm wearing a wetsuit.

Race face.

I look fast.

Nine days from now, I'll complete my final triathlon for 2015 and begin a Half Ironman Winter Maintenance training program. Yep you read that right. I am going to complete a Half Ironman in 2016. That's 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 run. 

So now you are update.