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With a solid block of training under my belt after having been injured with a torn intercostal muscle, my coach decided I would travel to Spain with the athletes preparing for the London World Triathlon Series (WTS) event in order to train and race my first triathlon.
In May of this year, just one year after I took up the sport of triathlon, I competed in my first ITU draft-legal race in Ixtapa, Mexico. I arrived early in the week for my Saturday race to allow plenty of time to acclimate to the heat and not feel rushed.
Shriek, shriek, shriek. The 4:30 a.m. alarm catapults me from the deepest regions of sleep. For an instant I am not sure what day it is or why the alarm clock is screaming at me. Ugh! It sinks in.