Biathlon Failure

Every Thursday, we have the opportunity to run/swim the biathlon that I've written about. Unfortunately, this Thursday, I didn't finish it. There were a couple of factors going into it. In our previous biathlon experiences, Bain was kind of enough to pay for us as well as the Bain people. This week, the organizer specifically wrote that they were only paying for Bain employees. The race costs $17 to do every week. For me, I'd rather spend that money on yoga, surfing or food. =) So, the first part of the problem was that I didn't get a number so I wouldn't be able to track online how well I did.

The second part of the problem is these yoga classes that I started doing. Ever since the yoga class on Tuesday, my hamstrings and shoulder muscles have been very sore. I don't think it helped that we went to a Pilates class on Thursday morning. By the biathlon time, I was still very sore and it was actually hard to walk around or sit or basically move. Even without an official number, I decided to try running with Dave and Casey. They soon were farther ahead of me and it took all my mental power to finish the run part. Every step I took, my hamstrings were screaming at me. It was not a good sign. The amazing part was that even with my short breaks for walking, I still managed to do the run faster than the previous times.

By the time I got to the pool, I had convinced myself that I wasn't going to swim. I didn't want to hurt myself anymore and if I had to swim, I would have had my arms and legs crying to me in pain. So, instead I watched the rest of the group make their way across the pool lanes.

At the end of the race, we decided to take some photos. Nicole (the superstar) makes the biathlon look effortless, while Casey just looks silly.


David and I after the race. Amazingly, David didn't need as much time to move from one place to the other this time. You can see the pool that we swim in the background.


For once, we decided to check out the free chicken burger and drink that they give you after the race. It was a hotel that was near Harry's Cafe de Wheels. Apparently, this place is famous and a must try when you come.


Basically, they sold meat pies and hot dogs with all different variations of what you can put on top of it. Casey got a Hot Dog de Wheels and was loving it!