Since I wanted to test my new time trial and triathlon bike in a competition before the upcoming weekend, I thought a sprint triathlon a week before hand is exactly what I need!

When I was done packing my bag and checking my bike on Saturday evening, I went online and almost had a heart attack: the lake in which the swimming part of the triathlon was supposed to take place was closed, due to an extreme caterpillar plague in the area, which entailed the spraying of pesticides... now what???? At short notice the best was made of it and the triathlon was made into a duathon... great! Because I'm a real totoise when it comes to running, I was really pleased that I was allowed/had to run twice. However, since I could hardly contain my motivation and since I had just gotten my new tri-suit printed by Ron, there was no question - I would start!

In the end it all went pretty well. Thank god there was some biking in between all the running and my new vehicle worked like a charm. There were plaenty of presents for 2nd place in my age group.

All in all it was an awesome event, half of Achern was on their feet clapping and cheering! Well organized, great food - it's already on the schedule for next year!
Next weekend I'm off to Stuttgart......
Until then, chain on the right and pressure on the pedal.

Nina