When I woke up at 4am, I thought, “what the hell is wrong with me, this is insane.” I had to hit the road by 4:15am to meet my buddy Mark because our bikes were to be racked in Pulaski, TN for our first Sprint Tri of the season. Not only did I have to drive about 2 hours south to this race, I also had to come back home and get ready for a wedding in KY (2 hours north). The entire day was a sprint race.
The Monster Tri turned out better for everyone this year. Mark’s peddle didn’t fall off, Jeff won third place in his age group and this was only his second triathlon every, and I won my age group again this year… which qualified me for Nationals later this year. The swim was a 200 yard pool swim: Mark – 4:03, Jeff – 4:18, Jonathan – 4:46 (PATHETIC). The bike had about 1,400 feet of climbing over 16.7 miles: Mark – 14.8, Jeff – 16.8, Jonathan – 19.2. The run was supposed to be a 3 miler but I don’t think it was quit 3 miles. It started and ended in the Giles County Old Cemetery and at this point, it was about 90 degrees. It appeared that the left the computer programmed at 3 miles though because the paces published (which I think are impossible) were as follows: Mark – 6:23, Jeff – 6:47, Jonathan – 5:46.
The Monster Tri turned out better for everyone this year. Mark’s peddle didn’t fall off, Jeff won third place in his age group and this was only his second triathlon every, and I won my age group again this year… which qualified me for Nationals later this year. The swim was a 200 yard pool swim: Mark – 4:03, Jeff – 4:18, Jonathan – 4:46 (PATHETIC). The bike had about 1,400 feet of climbing over 16.7 miles: Mark – 14.8, Jeff – 16.8, Jonathan – 19.2. The run was supposed to be a 3 miler but I don’t think it was quit 3 miles. It started and ended in the Giles County Old Cemetery and at this point, it was about 90 degrees. It appeared that the left the computer programmed at 3 miles though because the paces published (which I think are impossible) were as follows: Mark – 6:23, Jeff – 6:47, Jonathan – 5:46. 
Overall times and places
Mark Womack – 1:32:34 and 4th in age group
Jeff Rooks – 1:25:07 and 3rd in age group
Jonathan Minton – 1:15:22 and 1st in age group (by over 7 minutes)
The day didn’t end there for me. I drove 2 hours back home, got cleaned up, and drove two more hours north to a wedding at 4pm. After the wedding and reception, Kristin drove us back home (I was just too tired). We finally got home and in bed around midnight after a total of 8 hours in the car, a race, and a wedding. I had to speed through my race-to-wedding transition and was still painted up with body markings at the wedding… classic trashy redneck huh?
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